5/10/23, 2:24 PM
Nearby Kadriorg park, Tallinn, Estonia
Urban green zone. Plantations of garden plants. In mulchy soil.
🔆 Sunny weather, sunny spot
Original Instagram postMorchella elata
Elongated Black Morel
- Scientific identification
- Morchella elata Fr.
- Family
- Morchellaceae
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Genus
- Morchella
Names across languages
- English: Elongated Black Morel
- German: Hoch Spitzmorchel
- Estonian: Hiidmürkel
- Russian: Сморчок высокий
- French: morille élevée
- Spanish: Colmenilla Alta Negra
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-05-10.
Hymenium
hymenium is ribbed, forming a honeycomb-like pattern
Cap
cap is conical to oval, covered with a network of ridges and pits, dark brown to black, attached to the stipe at the base
Hymenium attachment
hymenium attachment is not applicable
Stipe
stipe is hollow, cylindrical, whitish to pale grayish-brown, smooth or slightly granular
Spore print
spore print is cream to yellowish
Ecology
ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility
edibility: choice, but should be cooked thoroughly as raw morels can cause gastrointestinal upset
Fruit body
fruit body to 10-20 cm tall
Dimensions
cap to 3-7 cm
Overview
Highly prized for its culinary value. It has a distinctive honeycomb-like cap with dark pits and ridges. The mushroom typically appears in the spring, often in burned areas or in coniferous forests.
Published in: Fr. In: Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 2(1): 8. (1822).
Field encounters
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