Real morel (Morchella esculenta)
- Department: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Subdivision: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
- Class: Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
- Subclass: Pezizomycetidae (Pezizomycetes)
- Order: Pezizales (Pezizales)
- Family: Morchellaceae (Morels)
- Genus: Morchella (morel)
- Type: Morchella esculenta (Real morel)
- Morel edible
Spread:
The real morel (Morchella esculenta) is found in spring, from April (and in some years even from March), in floodplain forests and parks, especially under alder, aspen, poplar. As experience shows, the main season for morels coincides with the flowering of apple trees.
Description:
The height of the real Morel (Morchella esculenta) is up to 15 cm. The hat is round-spherical, gray-brown or brown, coarse-meshed, uneven. The edge of the cap fuses with the stem. Leg whitish or yellowish, widened at the bottom, often notched. The whole mushroom is hollow. The flesh is thin, waxy-brittle, with a pleasant and aromatic smell and taste.
The similarity:
Similar to other types of morels, but they are all edible. Do not confuse with a regular line. He grows in coniferous forests, his hat is curved and not hollow; it is deadly poisonous.
Evaluation:
Video about mushroom Morel real:
