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Spring is an excellent time of year to look for wild edible #Mushrooms! How many of these have you found so far?
Join Adam Haritan for a free mushroom walk at Frick Park in Pittsburgh on Saturday, April 22nd at 12:00 PM! mailchi.mp/59bfa2d6f526/lear…
Gyromitra caroliniana is one of the "False Morels" that appear during the spring season: instagram.com/p/BTFN8sNgmNf/…
Black Morels (Morchella angusticeps) are appearing now in a Pennsylvania forest near you! instagram.com/p/BTAXjWyAT6K/…
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Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) — a beautiful wildflower and a soon-to-be food for ants: instagram.com/p/BSzV-XHgGGl/…
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) is blooming now in Western PA! The rhizomes smell and taste a bit like true ginger: instagram.com/p/BSwBW-qAO_-/…
Dacrymyces capitatus, a #fungus in the brown rot mushroom club and an effective degrader of cellulose. Learn more: instagram.com/p/BSj5NJFgfed/…
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Killdeer is a shorebird often found in grass & gravel parking lots. It also puts on a unique "broken wing" display! instagram.com/p/BSb45vSg5-r/…
In 1883 it was reported that 450,000 lbs. of Sharp-Lobed Hepatica were harvested for medicinal use. Learn more here: instagram.com/p/BSUcoxngxmv/…
Claytonia virginica, the aptly named Virginia Spring Beauty, is flowering now in Western Pennsylvania!
This looks somewhat like a morel mushroom, though it's actually a false morel. Learn the differences here! instagram.com/p/BSCgvv3g-12/…
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With all the spring growth emerging on the forest floor, I've gotta remember to look up once in a while, if only to see who's looking down.
Lots of Scarlet Elf Cups (Sarcoscypha sp.) can be seen now in Western PA! Learn more here: instagram.com/p/BR1kGemAzHN/…
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The fungal harbinger of spring in Western Pennsylvania — Red Scarlet Cup (Sarcoscypha sp.). Morel mushrooms aren't too far behind!
Snow trillium (Trillium nivale) is blooming now in SW Pennsylvania! Look for this rare native plant atop limestone soils and floodplains.
Check out this great list of upcoming #Nature events in PA! Old growth hikes, bird outings, mushroom walks & more! createsend.com/t/i-B909F35B5…
Dendrolycopodium dendroideum, aka Round-Branched Club Moss and Tree Groundpine. Learn all about it here! instagram.com/p/BReTTEQAqFw/…
If you can't beat 'em... eat 'em! This is purple dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), an invasive & edible non-minty member of the mint family.
