Found - Photographed - Released

b52baby · 09-28-06, 19:48

Found this on a walk. If anyone has anything to say about this mushroom, here's their chance.

No I didn't eat it.

arezap · 09-28-06, 19:50

Looks like a morel that's starting to go to goo.Could be a false morel though. I'm not good at spotting the difference between the two.

Lazlo · 09-28-06, 20:04

It's either a Bell or Half Free Morel i'd think.

Lazlo · 09-28-06, 20:06

B52. Can you check your private messages please?

09-28-06, 20:17

poor thing was left there all alone.

Invitro · 09-28-06, 20:37

False morels are almost solid inside , unlike
the totally hollow true morels.

b52baby · 09-28-06, 21:40

Thanks, Invitro! I've always wondered about how to tell the difference.

It'd be great to have sort of a mushroom identification thread where people talk about different clues, and techniques for identifying mushrooms in the wild.

Of course it'd have to be with the disclaimer/understanding that any true identification has to be done after years of study under an experienced mushroom guide whom you deal with face-to-face

Lazlo · 09-28-06, 22:05

One thing's for certain, that's definately a Morel. Which of the 2 strains I mentioned above is hard to distinguish from one another. Especially with that particular specimen.

Workman · 09-28-06, 22:40

Sorry, but that is not a morel. It is a mature stinkhorn, which are commonly mistaken for morels when they get older.

Here is a good page regarding stinkhorns

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phallus_duplicatus.html

Lazlo · 09-28-06, 23:06

Bummer. They look just like one another. But after looking at both of them more, it's kind of easy to tell the difference.

dial8 · 09-29-06, 09:09

I was thinking it was a stinkhorn. They also come in a vibrant red color and they look nasty as hell.

Lazlo · 09-29-06, 12:23

Hehe! Stinkhorn did cross my mind, but the cap had me fooled. I'm not really familiar or even interested in Stinkhorn's, so obviously my id was poor. Look at how close the 2 resemble one another, with the exceptions that the Stinkhorn has a slimey cap when younger and a not so hollow stem either. The honeycomb gills are underneath that slime and with age or drying they appear. Weird huh?

STINKHORN

HALF-FREE MOREL Morchella semilibera

Lazlo · 09-29-06, 13:38

Thanks for catching that Workman! I would've been really annoyed if I swapped this stuff for a damn Stinkhorn. heh!

Oh well. To the auction block it goes.

Invitro · 09-29-06, 15:44

Plus I have never seen a morel with
a base that is smaller than the stipe
itself.

Lazlo · 09-29-06, 15:46

Yeah, that was a dead give away too. I just got overly excited. hehe

The_Shepherd · 10-18-06, 20:44

yea I have those in my yard as well... smell like something awful. At first sight I thought morel too, till I picked it and the smell was overwhelming, knew it was a stinkhorn then..

SharkieJones · 10-18-06, 22:31

Saw one of those in my father-in-laws mulch the other day. It had a net around a morel like cap and I remember being like that is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Also it was covered with flies.

AmosMoses · 10-19-06, 09:35

I see them alot here in the fall. They do look similar to morels but I usually smell them before I see them. They have an appropriate name.

Hippie3 · 10-19-06, 09:52

describe the odor plz
[and don't say ass]

dial8 · 10-19-06, 10:31

I've smelled them and they smell like something dead rotting. Flies and other insects really like them because of this.

AmosMoses · 10-19-06, 14:13

It smells like what I would think fungus oil would smell like. It's a pronounced fungus smell but it doesn't seem as earthy. You can smell them from several feet away.

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09-28-06, 19:48	#1 (permalink)
b52baby Mycophiliac Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 34	Found - Photographed - Released Found this on a walk. If anyone has anything to say about this mushroom, here's their chance. No I didn't eat it. Attached Thumbnails

09-28-06, 19:50	#2 (permalink)
arezap Underfunded evil genius Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 606	Looks like a morel that's starting to go to goo.Could be a false morel though. I'm not good at spotting the difference between the two. __________________ Don't make me go get the giant, mutant, flying, atomic, albino orangatangs after you for interrupting my experiments!

09-28-06, 20:04	#3 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,052	It's either a Bell or Half Free Morel i'd think. __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

09-28-06, 20:06	#4 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,052	B52. Can you check your private messages please? __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

09-28-06, 20:17	#5 (permalink)
~CoyoteMesc Guest Posts: n/a	poor thing was left there all alone.

09-28-06, 20:37	#6 (permalink)
Invitro Who Farted Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 308	False morel False morels are almost solid inside , unlike the totally hollow true morels. Attached Thumbnails

09-28-06, 21:40	#7 (permalink)
b52baby Mycophiliac Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 34	Thanks, Invitro! I've always wondered about how to tell the difference. It'd be great to have sort of a mushroom identification thread where people talk about different clues, and techniques for identifying mushrooms in the wild. Of course it'd have to be with the disclaimer/understanding that any true identification has to be done after years of study under an experienced mushroom guide whom you deal with face-to-face

09-28-06, 22:05	#8 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,052	One thing's for certain, that's definately a Morel. Which of the 2 strains I mentioned above is hard to distinguish from one another. Especially with that particular specimen. __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

09-28-06, 22:40	#9 (permalink)
Workman Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 578	Sorry, but that is not a morel. It is a mature stinkhorn, which are commonly mistaken for morels when they get older. Here is a good page regarding stinkhorns http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phallus_duplicatus.html

09-28-06, 23:06	#10 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,052	Bummer. They look just like one another. But after looking at both of them more, it's kind of easy to tell the difference. __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

09-29-06, 09:09	#11 (permalink)
dial8 Un Undead ***er8tor Join Date: Jun 1976 Posts: 3,172	I was thinking it was a stinkhorn. They also come in a vibrant red color and they look nasty as hell.

09-29-06, 12:23	#12 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,052	Hehe! Stinkhorn did cross my mind, but the cap had me fooled. I'm not really familiar or even interested in Stinkhorn's, so obviously my id was poor. Look at how close the 2 resemble one another, with the exceptions that the Stinkhorn has a slimey cap when younger and a not so hollow stem either. The honeycomb gills are underneath that slime and with age or drying they appear. Weird huh? STINKHORN HALF-FREE MOREL Morchella semilibera Attached Thumbnails __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

09-29-06, 13:38	#13 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,052	Thanks for catching that Workman! I would've been really annoyed if I swapped this stuff for a damn Stinkhorn. heh! Oh well. To the auction block it goes. __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

09-29-06, 15:44	#14 (permalink)
Invitro Who Farted Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 308	Plus I have never seen a morel with a base that is smaller than the stipe itself.

10-19-06, 09:52	#19 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,274	describe the odor plz [and don't say ass] __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

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09-29-06, 15:46	#15 (permalink)
Lazlo old hand Join Date: Mar 1970 Posts: 7,052	Yeah, that was a dead give away too. I just got overly excited. hehe __________________ How can you have any pudding, if you don't eat your MEAT?

10-18-06, 20:44	#16 (permalink)
The_Shepherd Mycophiliac Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	yea I have those in my yard as well... smell like something awful. At first sight I thought morel too, till I picked it and the smell was overwhelming, knew it was a stinkhorn then..

10-18-06, 22:31	#17 (permalink)
SharkieJones Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,900	Saw one of those in my father-in-laws mulch the other day. It had a net around a morel like cap and I remember being like that is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Also it was covered with flies. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyVy5XHjuGI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPMXdc0JNS4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JdhiWmz0BE

10-19-06, 09:35	#18 (permalink)
AmosMoses Mycophiliac Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 34	I see them alot here in the fall. They do look similar to morels but I usually smell them before I see them. They have an appropriate name.

10-19-06, 10:31	#20 (permalink)
dial8 Un Undead ***er8tor Join Date: Jun 1976 Posts: 3,172	I've smelled them and they smell like something dead rotting. Flies and other insects really like them because of this.

10-19-06, 14:13	#21 (permalink)
AmosMoses Mycophiliac Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 34	It smells like what I would think fungus oil would smell like. It's a pronounced fungus smell but it doesn't seem as earthy. You can smell them from several feet away.

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