You could take a photo of it, send it to Michigan DNR at
[email protected], and just ask them. Or call them. Then you would know for sure. Also, they might even tell you how you can get some of it for yourself if it illegal to dig it up. Here is a possible contact for you also:
Kevin T. Sayers
State Urban Forestry Coordinator
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Forest Resources Division
PO Box 30452
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-284-5898
Fax: 515-373-2443
Email:
[email protected]