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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".
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.
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 ...
Verpa is a genus of ascomycete fungi related to the morels. Resembling the latter genus in edibility and form, the common name early morels is popular. There are five species in the widespread genus.
The mushrooms are known for their smooth, buttery flavor and can set you back up to $50 a pound. "You see that big morel or big patch of morels, you know, it takes your breath away a little bit ...
No matter how experienced you are, if you aren’t 100% sure of a mushroom’s identification, don’t eat it. Morel mushrooms have returned to Idaho. What to know, how to avoid ‘poisonous ...
Morchella semilibera, commonly called the half-free morel, is an edible species of fungus [1] in the family Morchellaceae native to Europe and Asia. [2] [3] [4]DNA analysis has shown that the half-free morels, which appear nearly identical on a macroscopic scale, are a cryptic species complex, consisting of at least three geographically isolated species. [5]
Paragyromitra infula, commonly known as the hooded false morel or the elfin saddle, is a species of fungus in the family Discinaceae.The dark reddish-brown caps of the fruit bodies develop a characteristic saddle-shape in maturity, and the ends of both saddle lobes are drawn out to sharp tips that project above the level of the fruit body.