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Morchella
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Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales (division Ascomycota). These distinctive fungi have a honeycomb appearance due to the network of ridges with pits composing their caps.
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Morchella is a genus of fungi classified within the family Morchellaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Fungi, phylum Ascomycota, class Pezizomycetes, and order Pezizales. The taxon was described by Dill. ex Pers. and is a subclass of edible mushrooms. The type species for this genus is Morchella esculenta.
Records for Morchella have been documented in Mexico, the United States, Australia, Costa Rica, and Sweden. Institutions holding records include IBUNAM, NY, MEL, WTU, and F. The genus has 55,972 occurrences and 866 records, with 257 media items associated with these entries.
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Species
Morchella
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassPezizomycetes
- OrderPezizales
- FamilyMorchellaceae
アミガサタケ属（アミガサタケ、学名 Morchella）は子嚢菌門アミガサタケ科の属の一つ。タイプ種はアミガサタケである。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 866
- With media
- 257
- Family
- Morchellaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, NY, MEL, WTU, F, WSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Australia, Costa Rica, Sweden
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Description
- Similar species
- Taxonomy
- Early taxonomic history
- Classification
- Section ''Rufobrunnea''
- Section ''Morchella''
- Section ''Distantes''
- Unresolved classification
- Phylogeny
- Distribution and habitat
- Transcontinental species
- Ecology
- Association with wildfire
- Cultivation
- Toxicity
- Uses
- Nutrition
- Gastronomical value and culinary uses
- In popular culture
- Vernacular names
- See also
- References
- External links
Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales (division Ascomycota). These distinctive fungi have a honeycomb appearance due to the network of ridges with pits composing their caps.
Morels are prized by gourmet cooks, particularly in Catalan and French cuisine, but can be toxic if consumed raw or undercooked. Due to difficulties in cultivation, commercial harvesting of wild morels has become a multimillion-dollar industry in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in particular North America, Turkey, China, the Himalayas, India, and Pakistan where these highly prized fungi are found in abundance.
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