Edibility Rules for Morels

The only sure way to distinguish between morels and false morels is to have years of experience under your belt. That said, however,...

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Picking & Preparing Edible Mushrooms

Picking mushrooms for the table is very different from collecting mushrooms for study, since the goal is to get mushrooms home ...

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Learn the Deadly Mushrooms

For his final exam, it is said that a prominent American mycology professor used to ask each student to select one of several mus...

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Fungi Helps Some Trees Weather Acid Rain, Not All

A discovery reported in the latest edition of the journal Nature (June 13, 2002) -- that fungi on the roots of some trees in the ...

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Possible Nose-fungi Asthma Link

People who suffer from asthma and other allergies may be reacting to fungi growing in their noses and respiratory tracts. The theory...

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