Shy mushrooms confound hunters on Wisconsin trek
Outdoors expert Larry Monthey lectured Barron County mushroom seekers on the perils and pleasures of foraging. He warned that at least a thousand edible varieties exist in Wisconsin, urged slow study of a few familiar species, and outlined eight cautionary rules to distinguish safe mushrooms from deadly look alikes.
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Fungi Varieties and Unusual Puffballs Noted in Forests
The text describes morel mushrooms appearing in dispersed spots year to year, sulphur shelf fungi on oak stumps and conifers with orange to reddish caps and bright yellow undersides, and puffballs in large and small types. A giant puffball once found in Minnesota weighed 45 pounds and stood about two feet tall.
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