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 georgeM
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 Kansas morel season in full swing (more pictures added) 
#8324456 - 04/24/08 07:55 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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The first two pictures are M. semilibera. The one on the left was taken two weeks ago, the photo to the right is the same mushroom today.
The mushrooms in the bowl were collected by my father earlier today. He was gloating over them when I dropped by to visit so I was forced to head out to my spots and take pictures. I didn't pick any as I'll be taking a few friends out in a day or so who don't have access to hunting grounds.
I would imagine the mushrooms photographed only represent a tiny sliver of the total growing here at "the farm" -- by no means did I take pictures of every mushroom I saw so.... AWESOME!!... hope they survive the next few days.
Of course Mr. Ornate Box Turtle was posed for the picture.
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
Edited by georgeM (04/26/08 02:38 PM)
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: georgeM]
#8324479 - 04/24/08 08:00 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Beautiful
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: electronicmaji]
#8324582 - 04/24/08 08:28 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Very nice.
And it was awesome of Mr. Turtle to pose for you.
Peace.
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: creekfreek]
#8324608 - 04/24/08 08:33 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Some plump little buggers
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: georgeM]
#8325200 - 04/24/08 10:36 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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nice score...
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: georgeM]
#8325961 - 04/25/08 03:29 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Was that tortoise eating your mushrooms!?! 
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: CureCat]
#8325972 - 04/25/08 03:55 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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i think he was harvesting the tortoise's mushrooms...
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: canid]
#8326146 - 04/25/08 07:31 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hmmmmm...good eating at the farm this weekend.
Nice pictures.
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georgeM
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: canid]
#8326282 - 04/25/08 08:53 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Was that tortoise eating your mushrooms!?!
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i think he was harvesting the tortoise's mushrooms...
I wonder, but think its kinda doubtful. Maybe they are a secret vector. I do remember reading that this species of tortoise eats fungi among other things.
Incidentally, this is the state reptile in Kansas, maybe Sufjan Stevens will write a song about it. 
You can't see from the photo, but it looked as though he had survive some major trauma as his shell was deformed in the back, so I don't mind sharing a few mushrooms.
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: georgeM]
#8326755 - 04/25/08 11:51 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Aww poor fellow. Probably a car or a dog. Glad he survived, hopefully he is immune to the chemicals that make morels toxic when eaten raw. I forget what the chemical was, but it might have been gyromitrin. I know that's in Gyromitra, obviously, but i can't recall if that was the same chemical in morels....
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: CureCat]
#8326875 - 04/25/08 12:27 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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I think it's monomethylhydrazine isn't it?.... or it's in the form of gyromitrin in the mushroom but body converts it to MMH when ingested.
Mr. Ornate Box Turtle won't eat any morels... at least that particular one won't... because I had him for supper. Yeah that's right!
Edited by georgeM (04/25/08 12:33 PM)
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: georgeM]
#8326966 - 04/25/08 12:57 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well, that's another chemical found in Gyromitra, though I'm not sure which chemicals have been found in Morchella. They may be the same, as they are relatives, but I'm having a hard time finding info on morel toxicity, because every page just keeps talking about the "poisonous look-a-likes!" They mention that morels are toxic when eaten raw, but they don't describe why. It's probaby one or more of the same chemicals.
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: CureCat]
#8327003 - 04/25/08 01:14 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Nice morels!
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: Subbedhunter420]
#8327496 - 04/25/08 03:55 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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interesting how turtles eat mushrooms around there , they are a well vector of spreading spores, since they also make holes and frecuent humid places or soil they put spores under great places to germinate, hmm interesting , however this tourtuise may not do it againg .lol. . 
nice pictures and goos spceimen they really look tasty ,
how people rate morchella the best mushrooms they have eat, or close to the best mushroom?.
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: cactu]
#8327579 - 04/25/08 04:23 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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I honestly don't know if any of the tortoise or turtle species eat mushrooms -- no definitive evidence of this has ever presented itself to me. I didn't really eat the poor little creature, they have enough problems with automobiles.
Insofar as morels receiving such high culinary praise, I think the reason is two fold.
Firstly, people generally lack much experience with eating wild mushrooms (or anything wild for that matter). They are certainly tasty, but there are several preferable species in my opinion -- I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Secondly, morels are harbingers of spring. In many parts of the Midwest the morel season generally coincides with the first weeks of truly comfortable weather... after months of gloomy frigid cold. Morel hunter love to frolic as much as fill their pots...
Maybe I'm incorrect, but it seems a plausible hypothesis at least.
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: georgeM]
#8327872 - 04/25/08 05:47 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Someday I wanna go morel hunting with you and hopefully get covered in ticks.
You shouldn't live out east, you'd like it here in California far better. You'd fit right in. Let me know if you ever plan a trip out west so I can alert Alan to get the truck ready and kidnap you to drag on horrible mushroom missions.
MMmmm, morels.
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: CureCat]
#8328733 - 04/25/08 09:57 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Fit in better in California?Perhaps, but I'm too socially awkward to fit in anywhere other than with organisms like fungi and ticks -- that's why I live in the middle of nowhere. But I am long due to visit family in California. I'm always down for a mushroom mission... can we wear costumes?
So there was a "trespasser" in the morel patch a couple hours ago... it felt weird having to take on the role of the jerk and confront the guy. The whole time I was thinking about the cool stuff I find while trespassing... like 95% of all the mushrooms I've ever found haahaa
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: georgeM]
#8328954 - 04/25/08 10:57 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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Imagine a bunch of socially awkward individuals all deciding that they didn't care anymore, and getting together to chill. Yeah, it's a little unnerving at first, but you soon realize that each persons concept of "normal" is so far from the usual that you can say or do almost anything (be yourself if you want, or act), and no one bats an eye. That's been my experience anyway.
As far as not fitting in, Alans friend tells people that I am not a person, but a mushroom, referring to my myco obsession and poor social skills. He also tends to wear a tail, so who can you really believe?
Costumes?? Oh, you'd fit right in... 
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: CureCat]
#8329025 - 04/25/08 11:26 PM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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so if cc is really a mushroom , what genus is in ?,
¡ guees we know have a new id contest to run¡
i concur is a new specie, maybe in the family bipedalagaricus , or in the complex cerebrosistelemorfus.  i can`t even say a genus and specie 
all my best vibrations
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Re: Kansas morel season in full swing (20 pictures) [Re: cactu]
#8329108 - 04/26/08 12:01 AM (16 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm definitely not a mushroom.
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