Like nearly all wild mushrooms, morels require specific conditions to grow. Morels can be found throughout all of Michigan.

half-free morel and burn-site morel. Detailed information about species can be found on the DNR's website. False morels are known as nonedible look-alike species and should not be eaten.

half-free morel and burn-site morel. Detailed information about species can be found on the DNR's website. False morels are known as nonedible look-alike species and should not be eaten.

One of the main things to watch out for when hunting for morels are poser mushrooms. Big red false morel may look similar to regular edible morels but could potentially be toxic. Skalicky said ...

Don’t confuse true morels with lookalikes that could make you seriously ill or kill you. MDC says it’s safest to consider all so-called false morels toxic. If you’re not 100% positive of the ...

A black morel (left) beside a false morel (right). Photo by Henri Koskinen / Adobe Stock Some mushrooms are toxic. A few can be fatal. Avoid these. Fortunately, only one toxic mushroom remotely ...

However, challenges such as false positives and false negatives present significant obstacles to the food safety testing market in Australia. False positives, where contamination is mistakenly ...