The damp, creaky boardwalk at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge stretches into a sharp turn. On the sides are guard rails.

It turns out that even the edible mushrooms typically found in Missouri, like chanterelles, have been misidentified. It’s part of a larger problem facing mycologists, said Steve Russell, the ...

MISSOURI, USA — Missouri's most popular mushroom is once again popping out of the ground throughout the state, but they're reemerging about a month ahead of schedule. "I can't recall the map ...

The Missouri Mycological Society has grown to more than 800 enthusiasts who spend hours foraging for mushrooms — then examining them, categorizing them and cooking them up.

The 44th Richmond Mushroom Festival in northwest Missouri celebrates the lowly fungi with three days of food, entertainment, a car show and carnival, and fungi.

In Missouri, where the season is short and the weather can turn fast, every morel feels like a small victory. I still get a rush when I spot that first one, just like I did as a kid trailing my mom.

Morel mushroom-hunting season begins in Missouri. Here’s what to know before you hunt Kaitlyn Alanis March 28, 2023 at 12:23 PM Missouri Department of Conservation ...

They might be found growing on the bark of trees, on the forest floor, in mulch, or even on your lawn in the shape of a ring. Mushrooms. Yellow morel, turkey tail, chanterelle, meadow, oyster ...

Jeremiah Wixson and his son, River, were exploring a rural area in central Missouri on April 30 when they spotted a massive morel mushroom, nearly the size of River’s head, among a cluster of ...

LOUIS — The rain is good news for Missouri morel hunters. Soil temperatures are starting to warm up and the moist conditions may mean more mushrooms will pop up soon.

Jeremiah Wixson and his son, River, were exploring a rural area in central Missouri on April 30 when they spotted a massive morel mushroom, nearly the size of River’s head, among a cluster of ...