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Morchella elata
WARNING: This web site does NOT identify if a mushroom as edible or not.
Please consult an expert PRIOR to consuming ANY wild mushroom or fungus..
| Black Morel are usually the first Morel to appear in the Spring, during April-May. Growing out of the ground, you’ll find them under hardwoods and conifers, especially Spruce and Ash. When young they are pale, but as they mature they become a dark gray or very dark brown colour, with darker ridges and lighter, honeycombed pits. The caps rand from 2 to 4 cm wide and 2 to 5 cm high. Its stem, a whitish or dirty brown colour, is 2 to 10 cm high and 2 to 4 cm thick. |
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