Morchella deliciosa

Morchella deliciosa is a species of edible fungus[2] in the family Morchellaceae. It was first described scientifically by Elias Magnus Fries in 1822.[3] It is a European species, although the name has erroneously been applied to morphologically similar North American morels.[4]

Morchella deliciosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Morchellaceae
Genus: Morchella
Species:
M. deliciosa
Binomial name
Morchella deliciosa
Fr. (1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Morilla deliciosa (Fr.) Quél. (1892)
  • Morchella deliciosa var. incarnata Quél. (1892)
  • Morchella deliciosa var. elegans Boud. (1897)
  • Morchella deliciosa var. purpurascens Boud. (1897)
  • Morchella conica var. deliciosa (Fr.) Cetto (1988)

References
  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Morchella deliciosa". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  2. Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  3. Fries EM. (1822). Systema Mycologicum (in Latin). Vol. 2. Lundin, Sweden. p. 8.
  4. Kuo M. (November 2012). "The Morchellaceae: True Morels and Verpas". MushroomExpert.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.


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