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Common Name
Scientific Name
Season
Mushroom
Morel
Morchella spp.
April-June/July
Gold Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
August-December
Lobster
August-December
Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
August-October
Hen of the Woods
Grifola frondosa
September-October
Porcini
Boletus edulis
September-November
& short spring season
Cauliflower
Sparassis radicata
October -November
Matsutake
Armillaria ponderosa
November-January
Truffles
Tuber spp.
November-February
Black Trumpet
Craterellus cornocopioides
December-February
Hedgehog
Dentinum
December-February
Yellowfoot Chanterelle
Cantharellus xanthopus
December-February
We stock locally harvested giant puffball (yes, that
is a penny), fiddlehead ferns from Maine during their May season
and ramps which are also known as wild leeks.
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Wild mushrooms are harvested
each year during their respective seasons. Wild mushrooms can
be harvested in wooded areas all over the world, however caution
needs to be exercised when picking mushrooms for consumption.
It is estimated that there may be 25-35 poisonous mushrooms out
of the many thousand kinds of mushrooms that grow wild. Some mushrooms
cause stomach flu, cramps, diarrhea, vomiting or nausea and others
may be fatal. It is very important that wild mushrooms be identified
by a certified wild mushroom expert. Forest Mushrooms has been
a certified licensed wild mushroom specialist since 1992.
The Retail Food Protection
Program Information Manual distributed by the MN Department
of Agriculture states:
Wild mushrooms are not to be
sold or served through a retail establishment unless they have
been individually inspected and determined to be safe by a specialist
acceptable to the regulatory authority. Records which establish
that all wild mushrooms were appropriately inspected must be retained
by the operator for six (6) months.
Poster used under North American Mycological Association
guidelines for educational purposes.
For more information on mushroom
poisonings you can visit the North
American Mycological Association website. There is
a good deal of information regarding symptoms, number of yearly
cases and other educational information.
