Yellow Morel

Morchella esculenta

General Status Rank:

Undetermined

Common Name:

Yellow Morel

Scientific Name:

Morchella esculenta

Naming References:

Taxonomy

Group:

Fungus (Mushroom)

Kingdom:

Fungi

Phylum:

Ascomycota

Class:

Pezizomycetes

Order:

Pezizales

Family:

Morchellaceae

Habitat

adapted to cold temperature

General Status Rank

Rank:

Undetermined

Status Rank Description:

Taxonomic difficulties, little information in the NWT. More common in Eastern NA

Decision Process Description:

Added in 2015.

Last Updated:

April 21, 2015

References

Kuo M, Dewsbury DR, O'Donnell K, Carter MC, Rehner SA, Moore JD, Moncalvo J-M, Canfield SA, Stephenson SL, Methven AS, Volk TJ. ( (2012) Mycologia 104 (5): 1159–77. - A403 Return

O’Donnell, K, Rooney, AP,. Mills, GL, Kuo M, Weber, NS, Rehner, SA (2011) Fungal Genetics and Biology 48:252-265 - A397 Return