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wrinkled thimble morel

Verpa bohemica

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 Russia.January 3, February 0, March 9, April 561, May 985, June 25, July 0, August 2, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
United States3,143
Russia1,585
Washington364
Canada357
Oregon215
Novosibirsk Oblast189
Hungary155
Moscow Oblast133
Alaska130
British Columbia118

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
Genusthimble morels · Verpa

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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