Pinch me! I found morels growing in my garden 🍄 !! In order to properly ID them and understand more about morel mushrooms, including why the heck they were growing in my garden … I ended up going down the rabbit hole on this topic and figured it might be worth condensing into a quick five minute video. Comment “mushroom” below for a DM with the video link to learn more 👌 🍄where morel mushrooms grow 🍄how to identify morel mushrooms 🍄 how to identify false morels 🍄 how to harvest morel mushr

Here’s a quick primer on some other Ascomycete indicators for Morels (Morchella). From left to right I have a true morel (Morchella species), an Elfin Saddle (Helvella species), and a Purple Crown Cup (Sarcosphera coronaria). The morel mushroom is a delicious and highly prized edible, but they have be tricky to find. It helps to learn what conditions and habitats they fruit in. Here in the mountains of California, it pays to look out for associated Ascomycete mushrooms that show up at the same t