Black morel
Morchella elata
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The black morel has a dark, conical cap with more or less parallel vertical ridges linked by horizontal ridges in a ladder-like pattern. It fruits on soil in spring. Morels may contain an unknown toxin and should never be eaten raw.
Where it's found
Fruits in spring on soil; the original description was from a fir wood, especially damp burnt places.
Distribution
Its exact distribution is unclear because the true identity of the species is still not fully settled; it was first described from Sweden.
Similar species
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