True morels are hollow with pitted caps, unlike false morels which are solid or ridged. Approximately 50 of Michigan's 2,500 mushroom species are toxic to humans. The hunt for much-loved morel ...

Like false morels, they also grow in moist, mixed forest habitats and are most common in the spring. There are a few key details to pay attention to in order to distinguish true morels vs.

or you might end up with the treacherous false morel. While true morels can be toxic if consumed raw (as one Instagrammer learned the hard way), false morels, or gyromitra esculenta, still contain ...

“These run the gamut from choice to deadly poisonous, so learning to identify true morels from ‘false’ morels is critical.” If you’re unsure about a mushroom’s cap and can’t tell if ...

“These run the gamut from choice to deadly poisonous, so learning to identify true morels from ‘false’ morels is critical.” If you’re unsure about a mushroom’s cap and can’t tell if ...

“These run the gamut from choice to deadly poisonous, so learning to identify true morels from ‘false’ morels is critical.” If you’re unsure about a mushroom’s cap and can’t tell if ...

However, there are several species of so-called false morels, many of which are poisonous and some of which can be fatal if eaten. The Michigan DNR has photos of both true and false morels ...

False morels have a lumpy cap that resembles a brain, with a folded or wrinkled surface. The caps of true morels have pits and ridges. False morel caps are black, brown, gray, white or reddish.