Morel steppe
- Department: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Subdivision: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
- Class: Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
- Subclass: Pezizomycetidae (Pezizomycetes)
- Order: Pezizales (Pezizales)
- Family: Morchellaceae (Morels)
- Genus: Morchella (morel)
- Type: Morchella steppicola (Steppe morel)
head in the steppe morel it is spherical, grayish-brown in color, 2-10 (15) cm in diameter and 2-10 (15) cm high, round or ovoid, adnate at the edge, hollow inside or sometimes divided into sections. It is formed on a very short white dense leg.
Leg: 1-2 cm, very short, sometimes absent, white, with a cream tint, inside with rare voids.
Fruit body Morel steppe reaches a height of 25 cm, and weight – 2 kg.
Pulp light, whitish, rather elastic. Spore powder is light gray or white.
spore powder light brown.
The steppe morel is found in the European part of Our Country and in Central Asia in the sagebrush steppes. Fruits in April – June. It is recommended to cut with a knife so as not to damage the mycelium.
Distribution: The steppe morel grows from the end of March to the end of April in dry, mostly sagebrush steppes.
Edibility: delicious edible mushroom
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