Species:
Morchella esculenta
Scientific name:
Morchella esculenta
Arabic name:
الطربوش المجعلك, المورل
French name:
Morille
English name:
Common morel, Yellow morel
Habitat:
Under olive trees
Surrounding vegetation:
Under hardwoods and occasionally under conifers
Ecological niche:
On chalky soil under deciduous trees; occasionally with dwarf willow on calcareous dune slacks.
Cap:
5 to 12cm tall, sometimes conical, but more often globular with waxy flesh
Gills / pores:

Stem:
2-12 cm high and 1.5-10 cm wide; usually swollen at the base and hollow on the inside
Spore print
Spores
Distribution
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