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NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Morchella (morels) |
Morchella (morels) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Anon. | Morchella MLST database | www.cbs.knaw.nl/morchella/ | |
Pegler, D.N. & Watling, R. | 1982 | British Toxic Fungi | Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 16 (1): 66-75. |
Pegler, D.N. | 2003 | Useful fungi of the world: morels and truffles | Mycologist Vol 17 (4): 174-175. |
Taskin, H. et al | 2010 | A multigene molecular phylogenetic assessment of true morels (Morchella) in Turkey | Fungal Genetics and Biology Vol 47: 672-682. |
Wipf, D., Fribourg, A., Munch, J.C., Botton, B., Buscot, F. | 1999 | Diversity of the internal transcribed spacer of rDNA in morels | Canadian Journal of Microbiology Vol 45: 769–778. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Morchella (morels):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 48 images of Morchella (morels) |
Morels are fairly common in Spring in both broadleaf and conifer woodland, especially on chalk or limestone. Sometimes they’re associated with old fire sites. In recent years they have increasingly appeared on the woodchip mulch used as weed suppressant in municipal plantings.
The species have been much confused and are not yet satisfactorily worked out, so for recording purposes it’s necessary to relate the finds to the reference used to make the identification.
There are three main groups:
cap margin free from the stem, ie M. semilibera |
yellowish-brown round capped forms, ie M. esculenta s.l. |
blackish brown, parabolic to conical-headed forms with vertical ribs, ie M. elata s.l. |
stipe narrower than cap which is parabolic to conical, eg M. conica var deliciosa sensu B&K (parabolic cap), M. elata sensu Phillips (conical cap) |
stipe as wide as cap which is strictly conical, eg M. elata sensu B&K. This is a common form on woodchip mulch. |
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