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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.
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.
M. esculenta may refer to: Manihot esculenta , the cassava, yuca or manioc, a shrub species found in South America Morchella esculenta , the morel, yellow morel, common morel, true morel, morel mushroom or sponge morel, a mushroom species
They are usually found in open scrub, woodland or open ground in late spring. When collecting this fungus, care must be taken to distinguish it from the poisonous false morels, including Gyromitra esculenta. The morel must be cooked before eating. Morchella conica var. deliciosa; Morchella esculenta var. rotunda; Morchella crassipes; Morchella ...
Morchella dunensis, the morel of the dunes, is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae . It was first described as a form of Morchella esculenta by Castañera and colleagues in 1996, [ 1 ] but was later recombined as a distinct species by Clowez. [ 2 ]
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 .
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).