Morels, Truffles and other Spring Mushrooms
by Michael W. Beug Email: beugm@evergreen.edu
The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA
Slide 56.
Ramaria rascillospora var. scatesiana,
Kit's Creamy Coral, is another meaty, common and abundant yellow spring
and summer coral. Ramaria rascillospora var. scatesiana
fruits under conifers in the Cascades and Rocky Mountains spring through
fall and under oaks in California in the fall and winter. There are several
similar species and none are seriously poisonous, though some do cause
gastric distress in some people. Bitter specimens are encountered at times.
I never collect the small stringy corals, sticking instead to the large
meaty ones with a fleshy base. Since they are difficult to clean, I only
collect the ones where the branches have not yet elongated and filled up
with forest debris. However, prime young material may find itself incorporated
into scrambled eggs in the morning or into a pickle recipe.
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