It's a Mycological Easter egg hunt, a gathering of mushrooms that come from eggs!

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You've found Tricholoma magnivelare, the American matsutake!

Annette taking a picture of matsutake

Matsutake often pushes its button stage up through the soil, making it difficult to find, muchmore difficult to find than Easter eggs--- but *much* more delicious!

Click here to learn more about matsutake mushrooms, which can sell for several hundred dollars per pound.

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