- Cap round to egg-shaped with irregular pits, yellow-brown to honey-yellow.
- Cap and stem hollow.
- Stem white to yellowish-white.
Morels
Morel
Morchella esculenta
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Occurs mainly in the southern Nordic region in grassland and open deciduous woodland on calcareous soil, from late spring to early summer.
Notes
All morels are considered edible, but a few milder poisoning cases are known. In many of the cases, large quantities were eaten, and they may also have been insufficiently heated or cooked for too short a time. Morels should always be cooked with heating for at least 15 minutes, and you should never eat large quantities.
Similar species
Morchella conica is similar but has a darker cap and a pointed cap shape, edible.
Gyromitra esculenta has a brain-like convoluted cap, poisonous.
Gyromitra esculenta has a brain-like convoluted cap, poisonous.