Meriwether Lewis on eating morels

*cover photo by Jason Hollinger CC-BY This started as a page that listed poisonous mushrooms in our region however ‘poisonous’ is loosely defined, and this could be an enormous list with scientific names and few useful photos. There are well over 1000 mushroom species in our region and identifying many of them correctly can be…

What do you do if you suspect that you, someone else, or a pet has eaten a poisonous mushroom? Time is critical. Quickly do the following 1) Gather information for accurate identification. 2) Try to determine if it’s one of the following general types of mushrooms There are very few mushrooms that when eaten can…