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Image credit: Beentree, Severine Meißner Do not confuse the true morel, left, with the deadly false morel, right. False morels, also called brain mushrooms, are filled with a cotton-like material while true morels are hollow. False morels tend to be yellow-brown, red-brown or brown and are poisonous.

Image credit: Beentree, Severine Meißner Do not confuse the true morel, left, with the deadly false morel, right. False morels, also called brain mushrooms, are filled with a cotton-like material while true morels are hollow. False morels tend to be yellow-brown, red-brown or brown and are poisonous.

June 17, 2018

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Bumper crop of morels hits Flathead Valley
June 17, 2018 4 a.m.

Bumper crop of morels hits Flathead Valley

It’s prime time for morel mushroom hunting in the Flathead Valley. The oblong fungi draw truckloads of harvesters to the forest from early May through August in search of these natural treasures. Morels are lauded for their nutty, earthy flavors and make appearances on local menus in the form of sauces, soups and burger toppings.