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Minnesota State Mushroom
Morel
(Morchella esculenta)Adopted in 1984. In 1984, the Minnesota Legislature adopted one specie of the Morel Mushroom, Morchella esculenta, and it was the Mochella esculenta as the official State Mushroom.
Morchella esculenta, commonly known as the morel, sponge mushroom, or honeycomb morel, was adopted as the official mushroom of the state of Minnesota in 1984. Morels are tasty and considered a rare delicacy by mushroom hunters. They are cone-shaped mushrooms growing from the soil through the leaf mat. They usually are two to six inches high, creamy tan or shades of brown and gray (darkening as they age), with pitted, spongy heads, smooth stems, and hollow interiors. They pop up in fields and forests usually in springtime, and are found more readily in southeastern Minnesota than in other parts of the state.
These tasty brown, spongy-topped mushrooms pop up in fields and forests in spring time, and are considered a rare delicacy by mushroom hunters.
MINNESOTA STATE MUSHROOM: Morel (Morchella esculenta); adopted 1984.
The morel is also known as sponge mushroom or honeycomb morel.
Statutory citation: Minn. Stat. 1.149
History:
1984 Minn. Laws Chap. 394 Sec. 1 (SF868)
1.149 State mushroom.
Subdivision 1. Designation. Morchella esculenta, commonly known as the morel, sponge mushroom, or honeycomb morel, is adopted as the official state mushroom of the state of Minnesota.
Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the morel, approved by the commissioner of natural resources, shall be preserved and may be displayed in the office of the secretary of state.
HIST: 1984 c 394 s 1
Copyright 2002 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
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symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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