charvel135 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 out geocacheing the other day and i seen these everywhere. i found this pic. on the web but it didnt have the name of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 They are Indian Pipes. http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/indian_pipe.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 It's weird that Indian pipes would be on the cover of a wild mushroom calendar when it isn't a mushroom. It is a herbaceous plant of the same family as heathers. It lacks chlorophyll and can't make its own food. It is a parasite on a fungus that allows it go get its food from tree roots. It is blooming now so what you are seeing is the flowers. It is also known as a corpse plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 They are wierd and never saw one until now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 They are wierd and never saw one until now! It is not an uncommon plant in the woods around here. The only other one I know in our woods is beech drops which is a parasite on the beech root. http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/epifagusvirg.html Neat, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charvel135 Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 It is not an uncommon plant in the woods around here. The only other one I know in our woods is beech drops which is a parasite on the beech root. http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/epifagusvirg.html Neat, huh? hey ive seen them in the woods to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokefree Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I've seen them too. Thought they were discusting. When I was young our parents taught us the main 3 edible mushrooms to find around here and they were tasty. The best was a rare one. I can't remember the name at the moment but if I saw it written or a picture I would remember. It was growing only in a certain spot under the trees at the edge of our yard. Our yard bordered on forest on all sudes. This mushroom was very hard to find, as it blended perfectly in the woodland groundcover. I never knew how lucky we were then to have it. It was shaped really funny and pointed at the top. Wish I had some now fried in butter on homemade bread. MMMMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Sounds like your describing a "Morel" . Very tasty but hard to find. Only come up early spring for just a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I've seen them too. Thought they were discusting. When I was young our parents taught us the main 3 edible mushrooms to find around here and they were tasty. The best was a rare one. I can't remember the name at the moment but if I saw it written or a picture I would remember. It was growing only in a certain spot under the trees at the edge of our yard. Our yard bordered on forest on all sudes. This mushroom was very hard to find, as it blended perfectly in the woodland groundcover. I never knew how lucky we were then to have it. It was shaped really funny and pointed at the top. Wish I had some now fried in butter on homemade bread. MMMMM Morel? I've been told that they used to grow here but I've never been lucky enough to see one. I know and pick three or four kinds but that is my limit. I don't experiment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokefree Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Yes, that is it. Morel. They were so flavorful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Ok since I found someone who knows about mushrooms. What are the ones that look lasagna noodles called? they are flat and wavy like noodles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneye Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I think you need a pic, as there are several that have that shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Oh well I was just curious. I don't have a camera to get a picture. Thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Do you mean like oyster mushrooms? http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct98.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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