Common morel
Morchella esculenta
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The common morel has a yellow-brown cap with honeycomb-like pits and ridges, fused to a white hollow stem. It fruits briefly in spring. Raw morels contain a gastrointestinal irritant, and the poisonous false morel looks similar.
Where it's found
Grows in spring in forests, orchards, yards and sometimes recently burned areas, often preferring limestone-based soils.
Distribution
Found widely in the Northern Hemisphere under hardwoods and conifers; in North America it is sometimes called the 'May mushroom'.
Similar species
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