Good vs bad Morel mushrooms

[zorkieo]

cut them in half and post the pic. I can tell you

 

[wildwilderness]

I also found my first morels. End of the season here. I guess they just come in different colors?

 

[jeff68]

I also found my first morels. End of the season here. I guess they just come in different colors?
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If the stems n caps are hollow with just the profile made of flesh. It's a morel. Don't quote me

 

[MTCruisin']

Yes, @wildwilderness. Can range from grey to black to yellow. False morels tend to look more reddish to me, generally, and a lot fatter and squat than a true or half free morel. The folds also tend to be less geometric and more rounded, and the stem is usually solid or full of a fiber like material. We have a lot of people who eat false morels here in Missouri and claim to suffer no ill effects, but I won't eat one and wouldn't advise anyone to eat them either.

 

[wildwilderness]

They were all hollow, and tasted great! Will have to plan on getting more next year!

 

[ksduckhunter]

Best of luck...the habit can be addicting. You'll find there are LOTS of ways to predict when the mushrooms have started to pop...red buds, may apples...etc...IMO the BEST way is when you start to see them show up fors sale online!