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Landscaping Black Morel

Morchella importuna

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 27, February 23, March 27, April 226, May 45, June 34, July 28, August 27, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 25.
United States717
Washington344
Oregon179
California155
Canada122
British Columbia105
Germany52
United Kingdom45
England42
New Zealand20

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Morel fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically morels.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

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

Sources

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