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conic morel
Verpa conica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
wrinkled thimble morelVerpa bohemica
Half-free MorelMorchella punctipes
Verpa chicoensis
Verpa digitaliformis
common stinkhornPhallus impudicus
False MorelGyromitra esculenta
Gyromitra
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,824 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,052 |
| California | 232 |
| Canada | 197 |
| Ontario | 131 |
| United Kingdom | 92 |
| England | 88 |
| Washington | 73 |
| Michigan | 73 |
| Oregon | 63 |
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
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota |
| Class | Operculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes |
| Order | Pezizales |
| Family | morels and allies · Morchellaceae |
| Genus | thimble morels · Verpa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise conic morel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.