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Plate. Photo by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online.

Plate Some of the mushrooms are plate- sized.

Mushroom Eruption
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
August 31, 2014

Sublette County's arid rangeland has responded to the recent abundance of moisture with an eruption of mushrooms. From small and tasty meadow mushrooms to plate-sized versions growing in natural gas fields, mushrooms are sprouting! Readers are cautioned to be sure to identify which mushrooms are safe to eat, and if there is a question, don't eat it!

Pipeline Mushrooms are erupting from the soil covering pipeline rights-of-way in county gas fields.	Bump The soil crust cracks and rises, indicating growth below.	Uncovering Knocking a little dirt off will reveal the treasure.
Dust off Remove a little more dirt ...	Treasure The pink gills on the underside of the fresh mushroom.	Big one That's a man's boot in the background for a size comparison.

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