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Semifree Morel

Morchella semilibera

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 72, February 53, March 84, April 132, May 190, June 207, July 222, August 191, September 140, October 104, November 57, December 45.
United States1,568
Alaska1,497
Germany171
United Kingdom58
Austria58
England47
Hungary47
Ukraine44
Bayern43
Canada39

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

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