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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.
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.
Morel mushrooms are safe to eat, but novice hunters should be aware of "false morels," too. Many similar-looking species have wrinkled caps and are saddle-shaped, but that does not mean they are ...
Should you cut morels or pull them from the ground? An expert from the Missouri Mycological Society weighs in on the debate.
In western North America, the species typically is found under hardwood, especially cottonwood trees in river bottoms, or with apple trees or ashes in forest, riparian or urban settings. [ 1 ] M. americana , identified as phylogenetic species "Mes-4", has also been found in Turkey , France , and Germany , but is suspected of having been ...
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Morchella rufobrunnea, commonly known as the blushing morel, is a species of ascomycete fungus in the family Morchellaceae. A choice edible species, the fungus was described as new to science in 1998 by mycologists Gastón Guzmán and Fidel Tapia from collections made in Veracruz , Mexico.
No matter how experienced you are, if you aren’t 100% sure of a mushroom’s identification, don’t eat it.