Verpa conica (O.F. Müll.) Sw.
(Thimble Morel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVerpa conica (Thimble Morel)
GenusVerpa (a genus of 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 Verpa conica (Thimble Morel) :
1: Verpa conica (Thimble Morel)
30 Apr 2000 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
under Yew, (Hawthorn, Dogwood, Ash nearby)
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - lateral viewImage 3: In situImage 4: In situ (2)Image 5: In situ (3)Image 6: Cap - close-upImage 7: Cap LS (LS top of stipe is on right)Image 8: Cap - LSImage 9: Cap - LS (2)Image 10: Cap surface - close-upImage 11: Fruitbody - LSImage 12: Fruitbody - side viewImage 13: Stipe base - close-upImage 14: Stipe - LS - close-upImage 15: Stipe surface - close-upImage 16: Asci and paraphysesImage 17: AscosporesImage 18: Ascospores (2)Image 19: ParaphysesImage 20: Paraphyses (2)Image 21: Paraphyses and ascus

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Reid, D.A. 1977 On the exceptional abundance of Verpa conica with notes on unusual occurrence of other fungi Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 11 (2): 131-136.

Verpa conica (Thimble Morel) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Verpa conica (Thimble Morel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Verpa conica (Thimble Morel)
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