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Woodchip Morel

Morchella rufobrunnea

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 109, February 141, March 240, April 189, May 88, June 64, July 55, August 56, September 71, October 73, November 94, December 91.
California983
United States922
Mexico138
Australia58
Chile39
Western Australia36
Morelos30
Israel23
Región de Valparaíso23
Nevada20

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Morel fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically morels.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassOperculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
Familymorels and allies · Morchellaceae
Genustrue morels · Morchella

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Woodchip Morel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.