Morel - Morchella esculenta

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Morchella esculenta - Morel.jpg
Common Name: 
Morel
Scientific Name: 
Morchella esculenta
Typical Size (mm): 
0mm
Description: 

Morchella esculenta, the Common Morel, fruits from March to May and is a popular edible fungus. There is a danger of confusing morels with the deadly poisonous Gyromitra esculenta.

Cap: 

The hollow conical or egg-shaped cap of this popular edible species is deeply pitted, rather like an irregular honeycomb. Within the pits the surface varies from pale brown to grey and darkens with age.

Stem: 

Smooth at the top but usually grooved near the base, the stipe has just one hollow chamber.

Habitat: 

On rich, well-drained soil under trees; often beneath hedges and on disturbed soil at the edge of a garden.

Categories
Fungi Edibility: 
Edible
Habitats: 
Woodland
Habitats: 
Hedgerows
Habitats: 
Scrub
Habitats: 
Broadleaved woodland