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Welcome. Here is a good list of references for our region. http://www.mycoguide.com/guide/resources/books

DNA came back as Lepista nuda. This record will help to add to the morphological and ecological variation that we can expect from this species.

No fungal collections per Collin Hobbs (5/5/20).

Specimen received. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43212680

Our only morel course of 2020 was held in Indianapolis, Indiana in March. Due to concerns with COVID-19, we asked elderly participants and those with underlying medical conditions to refrain from attending and we would get them certified online. A number of participants from our morel course in March chose to stay home at that time. The make-up course is slated to take place on a Zoom meeting this Saturday, April 25, 2020. Due to several requests to hold an online course, we are opening up this meeting to additional participants. All aspects of the course will remain the same for the online format. The course will take place from 1pm to 5pm. Saturday morning (4/25/2020), you will receive a link and passcode to the Zoom meeting to the email you register with. We will begin with introductions, spend an hour on food safety, spend 1-2 hours on morels, and conclude with a test. The test will be emailed out to participants after the course is complete. By finishing and returning the test, you will have completed the requirements for the course, and we will issue the requisite recommendation to become a morel mushroom identification expert for Indiana. (If we hold the summer wild mushroom course online, the exam will be required to be taken at a testing center.) Digital copies of course materials will be emailed once you register for the course. Before Saturday, please go to the link below to join a test meeting, to ensure your camera and microphone are properly configured: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115002262083-Joining-a-test-meeting Registration for the online course can be found here: Please email steve@hoosiermushrooms.org if you have any questions.

Package received. Will update once I have more info. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39546019

I do not think so. Would you have a shot of the underside (gills and stem)?

My initial take on the latest round of images is that it would not be Chaga. I am still waiting on getting some results from the OP. I will update here once I have them. Chaga has been reported on a variety of trees. It is just most common on birch, but can appear elsewhere.

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There are a few possibilities that jump to mind, but I am not sure of the species off hand. If you would be interested in drying the speciemns, I would take a closer look at it. - Steve

Indiana Events: April 6 - Morel Mushroom Certification Course – West Lafayette, IN - 1pm - 5pm April 27 - 28 - Mansfield Mushroom Festival - Mansfield, IN - More Info May 4 – Brown County State Park Morel Festival - Nashville, IN - More Info May 25 – Salamonie State Forest – Andrews, IN - 1pm - 3pm - Join Us! June 22 - Wild Mushroom Course - Indianapolis, IN - 9am - 5pm - More Information - Register POSTPONED - now June 23 – Versailles State Park & Charlestown State Park– Versailles & Charlestown, IN - Join Us VSP - CSP June 29 - 30 - Indiana Academy of Science Bioblitz – Donaldson, IN (near Plymouth) - Join Us! July 20 – Brown County State Park – Nashville, IN - 1pm - 3 pm - Join Us July 21 – McCormicks Creek State Park – Spencer, IN - 11am - 1pm - Join Us August 12 - 19 – Continental MycoBlitz - More Info - Order Field Data Slips - Species List August 17 – Pokagon State Park – Angola, IN - Join Us August 24 - Shades State Park - 1 pm - 3 pm - Join Us August 25 - Turkey Run State Park - 11 am - 1 pm - Join Us September 21 – Tippecanoe River State Park - Join Us October 20 - 27 - Online Fall Foray - More Info - Order Field Data Slips - Join the Project Other Events of Interest: August 1 - 4 - NEMF Sam Ristich Foray – Lock Haven, PA - More Info August 8 - 11 - NAMA Annual Foray – Paul Smiths, NY - More Info August 10 - 14 - Mycological Society of America Conference – Minneapolis, MN - More Info August 14 - 18 - Telluride Mushroom Festival - Telluride, CO - More Info August 30 – Sept. 2 – COMA Clark Rogerson Foray - Hebron, CT - More Info September 21 - 19th Annual Gary Lincoff Foray - North Park, PA - More Info September 26-29 – Wildacres Regional Foray – Wildacres Retreat, PA - More Info

Indiana Events: March 31 - Morel Mushroom Certification Course - Indianapolis, IN - 1pm - 5pm - More Info - Register April 28 - 29 - Mansfield Mushroom Festival - Mansfield, IN - More Info May 4 - 6 - Red Barn Morel Jamboree - Nashville, IN - More Info May 5 - HMS Morel Mushroom Hike - Brown County State Park - 1pm - Attend in Person - Species List May 5 - Morel Mushroom Festival - Brown County State Park - More Info May 19 - Mounds State Park - Anderson , IN - 1 pm - 3 pm - Attend in Person - Species List June 2 - 3 - Indiana Academy of Science Bioblitz - Eagle Creek, Indianapolis, IN - Attend in Person June 23 - Wild Mushroom Course - Indianapolis, IN - 9am - 5pm - More Information - Register July 29 - August 4 - Online Summer Foray - More Info - Order Field Data Slips - Species List August 25 - Shades State Park - 1 pm - 3 pm - Attend in Person - Species List August 26 - Turkey Run State Park - 11 am - 1 pm - Attend in Person - Species List September 15 - McCormicks Creek State Park - 1pm - More Information October 21 - 27 - Online Fall Foray - More Info - Order Field Data Slips - Join the Project Other Events of Interest: July 15 - 21 - Mycological Society of America Conference - San Juan, PR - More Info July 26 - 29 - NEMF Sam Ristich Foray - Geneseo, NY - More Info August 16 - 19 - Telluride Mushroom Festival - Telluride, CO - More Info September 15 - 18th Annual Gary Lincoff Forary - North Park, PA - More Info October 11 - 14 - NAMA Annual Foray - Salem, OR - More Info

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I would also be interested in a piece of the specimen if possible...to determine the species, not edibility.