#morel any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
supertype: #mushroom.basidiomycete any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
member of: #genus_Morchella
subtype: #common_morel__Morchella_esculenta__sponge_mushroom__sponge_morel an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
subtype: #Disciotis_venosa__cup_morel__cupmorel an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
subtype: #Verpa__bell_morel a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
subtype: #Verpa_bohemica__early_morel__earlymorel resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
subtype: #Verpa_conica__conic_Verpa a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile
subtype: #black_morel__blackmorel__Morchella_conica__conic_morel__conicmorel__Morchella_angusticeps__narrowhead_morel a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
subtype: #Morchella_crassipes__thick-footed_morel a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
subtype: #Morchella_semilibera__half-free_morel__cow's_head__cow'shead a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
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