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Morchella esculenta (commonly known as common morel, morel, yellow morel, true morel, morel mushroom, and sponge morel) is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae of the Ascomycota. It is one of the most readily recognized of all the edible mushrooms and highly sought after.
For first-time morel hunters, it's best to keep your head down, looking to the ground. Moist, south-facing hillsides and under trees like elms, ashes, cottonwoods and domesticated apples are good ...
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.
Should you cut morels or pull them from the ground? An expert from the Missouri Mycological Society weighs in on the debate.
Morchella tridentina is a cosmopolitan species of ascomycete fungus in the family Morchellaceae.Commonly referred to as the mountain blond or western blond morel in North America, it produces conical, grey to buff fruit bodies that are rufescent and grow up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall and 5 cm (2.0 in) wide.
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Gyromitra esculenta is a member of a group of fungi known as "false morels", so named for their resemblance to the highly regarded true morels of the genus Morchella. The grouping includes other species of the genus Gyromitra, such as G. infula (elfin saddle), G. caroliniana and G. gigas (snow morel).
No matter how experienced you are, if you aren’t 100% sure of a mushroom’s identification, don’t eat it.