Fall mushrooms, the fruiting bodies of fungi, may not excite gatherers as much as May morels. But their shapes, colors, smells, textures and mystery know few challengers. Red, white, orange, purple, tan, yellow and speckled are a few of a rainbow of colors adorning mushroom caps. Some are unique and carry their geometry forward – known as puffballs, corals, earthstars, bird’s nest, tooth, bracket and cup fungi.
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Jerry Davis is a freelance outdoors writer. Contact him at sivadjam@mhtc.net or 608-924-1112 for more information.
