Wild edible mushrooms in the Blue Mountains: resource and issues.

Catherine Parks; Craig Schmitt

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-393

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Wild edible mushrooms in the Blue Mountains: resource and issues.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Catherine Parks, Craig Schmitt

Year:

1997

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-393

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-393. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 22 p

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Abstract

This paper reviews the wild mushroom resource of the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington and summarizes issues and concerns for regulation, monitoring, and management. Existing biological information on the major available commercial mushrooms in the area, with emphasis on morels, is presented. Brief descriptions of the most commonly collected mushrooms are given, as well as the site conditions and plant communities influencing their occurrence or proliferation.

Keywords

Morels, special forest products, commercial mushroom harvest, Blue Mountains

Citation

Parks, Catherine G.; Schmitt, Craig L. 1997. Wild edible mushrooms in the Blue Mountains: resource and issues. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-393. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 22 p