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Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales (division Ascomycota).These distinctive fungi have a honeycomb appearance due to the network of ridges with pits composing their caps.
Morchella esculenta is commonly known by various names: morel, common morel, true morel, morel mushroom, yellow morel, sponge morel, [15] Molly Moocher, haystack, and dryland fish. [2] In Nepal it is known as Guchi chyau. [16] The specific epithet is derived from the Latin esculenta, meaning "edible".
The cone-shaped cap is rounded or pointed, about 3–10 centimetres (1–4 inches) tall with a honeycomb-like network of ridged openings. The whitish stipe is shorter than the cap, sometimes bulbous, wrinkled and/or stained yellow, and hollow.
The cap of the false morel Verpa bohemica hangs free from attachment to the stipe. Morchella populiphila is morphologically indistinguishable from its eastern North American relative M. punctipes . Morchella populiphila is a distinct morel because of its cap attachment and its habitat, and it is unlikely to be mistaken for other species.
The first morels have been confirmed in Indiana. Here's what to know about the springtime delicacy.
The Morchellaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi in the order Pezizales.According to a standard reference work, the family has contained at least 49 species distributed among four genera. [1]
Morchella vulgaris is a widespread fungus of the family Morchellaceae ().It was originally described in 1801 as a form of the common yellow morel (Morchella esculenta) by mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, but was later recombined as a distinct species by Samuel Gray.
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