Found a fungus on my lawn

[ann_leckie]

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Originally uploaded by hautdesert

Is this mushroom what I think it is? Anybody know? i don't know from mushrooms, really, but this is a pretty distinctive one--and not one I ever expected to see next to my front sidewalk.

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[eljaydaly.livejournal.com]

Looks like a morel to me. Are you thinking morel? Or are you thinking something exciting like a truffle? I don't know what a truffle looks like, but I've seen morels. (Actually, thinking about it, truffles are underground, aren't they? I'm a peasant. I don't know from exotic stuff!)

[ann-leckie.livejournal.com]

I was thinking morel--which would be kind of exciting. I mean, I know they're common, and I know they grow around this time of year, but I've never actually seen one growing, much less on my own front lawn. I looked at it and said, "Holy cow, I think that's an actual edible morel!" but I am a coward when it comes to wild mushrooms and probably will not eat it.

I hear about them growing around here, but it's always, like, in the woods somewhere.