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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 (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.
Morchella conica is an old binomial name previously applied to species of fungi in the family Morchellaceae.It is one of three scientific names that had been commonly used to describe black morels, the others being M. angusticeps and M. elata.
The first morels have been confirmed in Indiana. Here's what to know about the springtime delicacy.
It is one of many related species commonly known as black morels, and until 2012 the name M. elata was broadly applied to black morels throughout the globe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like most members of the genus, M. elata is a popular edible fungus and is sought by many mushroom hunters .
Unitunicate-operculate asci only occur in those ascocarps which have apothecia, for instance the morels. 'Unitunicate' means 'single-walled'. Instead of an operculum, a unitunicate-inoperculate ascus has an elastic ring that functions like a pressure valve. Once mature the elastic ring briefly expands and lets the spores shoot out.
The synonym Ptychoverpa bohemica is often used by European mycologists and it is commonly known as the early morel or the wrinkled thimble-cap. The mushroom has a pale yellow or brown thimble-shaped cap — 2 to 4 cm ( 3 ⁄ 4 to 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter by 2 to 5 cm ( 3 ⁄ 4 to 2 in) long—that has a surface wrinkled and ribbed with brain ...
Morel, Les Allues, a hamlet and ski resort in the French Alps, close to Méribel; Morel River, a river in India; Other uses. Morel (surname), a surname;