Morchella esculenta (L.) Pers.
(Morel)

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Morchella esculenta var crassipes
Thick-footed Morel
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMorchella esculenta (Morel)
GenusMorchella (morels)
FamilyMORCHELLACEAE (morels)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Morchella esculenta (Morel) :
1: Morchella esculenta (Morel)
8 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
immature specimen at side of path in broadleaved woodland
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - LSImage 3: FruitbodyImage 4: Fruitbody (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 7: Stipe base - close-upImage 8: Stipe base - LS
2: Morchella esculenta (Morel)
8 May 1976 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Fruitbody
3: Morchella esculenta (Morel)
26 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Fruitbody

Morchella esculenta (Morel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Morchella esculenta (Morel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Morchella esculenta (Morel)
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