MycoKey : the genus Morchella

Generic short diagnoses: Large operculate discomycetes with a hollow, honey-comb patterned fertile head on a large stipe. On the ground in spring.


Species example:


Morchella conica - DK: kegle-morkel
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark

The picture originates from the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.
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