MSN: Exotic mushrooms are taking over the Midwest, frightening Michigan forest managers TribLIVE.com: Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms MINNEAPOLIS โ€” The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms โ€” and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, ... Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms The golden oyster mushroom, a tasty ingredient in many cooking recipes, is now a problem for wildlife managers.

Understanding the Context

The Michigan DNR is warning people to be on the lookout for the yellow mushroom, which ... Chicago is the most populous city in the American Midwest and the third-most populous in the United States. Other large Midwestern cities include Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Paul, and St.

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Louis. Midwest, region, northern and central United States, lying midway between the Appalachians and Rocky Mountains and north of the Ohio River and the 37th parallel. As defined by the Census Bureau, the Midwestern United States includes 12 states and they are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Census Bureau has divided the Midwest into two regions.