The only public lands you can legally harvest mushrooms are National forests and grasslands.
Mushrooms of all types spring up after a heavy rains but few are as distinctive as the brown-gray, rubbery Wood’s Ear. They appear only on dead wood …
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The only public lands you can legally harvest mushrooms are National forests and grasslands.
Turkey Tail mushrooms are one of the most powerful wood decomposers in the forest and can be found on just about any dead tree. When young and fresh …
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Tinder hoof mushrooms are one of several different shelf polypore mushrooms found on dead/dying trees. The distinguishing characteristics of these is the layers of grow that result in a thick/tall mushroom rather than a large fan shape. These …
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The only public lands you can legally harvest mushrooms are National forests and grasslands.
Reishi mushrooms abound throughout the wooded areas of Texas. Most commonly found growing at the base of dead pine tree stumps, they will also be …
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Cold, wet weather means it’s time to hunt oyster mushrooms. Head into the woods, the deeper the better and look for dead trees, ideally near some water or a wet spot. Oysters, like most mushrooms, grow better in moist wood. They prefer hardwoods …
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In the spring just as dewberries flower Morel mushrooms appear. Gray to almost black at first, in just a few days they quickly grow and indicate their readiness for picking by turning a yellowish color. Looking like a conical honeycomb on …
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Indigo Milk Cap mushrooms are a summertime treasure in the woods of Texas. Their distinctive blue color makes them stand out against the leaf litter below shaded, moist environs of hardwood forests of oak, hickory, and elm. It’s rarer but not …
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Horse mushrooms are one of the fungi that pop up in people’s yards three days after summer rain. Of course, there are several extremely poisonous, look-alike mushrooms that also like yards so proper identification is crucial. I consider this …
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Walking through hardwood forests on a cool day after rains you see an odd sight…a furry looking snowball stuck to a dead tree…or maybe something that looks like coral but far from the see. A closer examination reveals it is a Hericium mushroom, …
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Walking across a field or woods you spot what looks like a somewhat deflated soccer ball…or a bleached human skull laying in the grass and leaf litter. Touching it reveals a rubbery surface over a spongy interior. You’ve just found a Giant …
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