Morchella exuberans
Species of fungus
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Morchella exuberans is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota). It was described as new to science in a 2012 study by Philippe Clowez[1][2] and corresponds to phylogenetic lineage Mel-9.[3] Morchella capitata, described by Kuo and colleagues later in the same year, is a synonym of this taxon.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Morchellaceae |
| Genus: | Morchella |
| Species: | M. exuberans |
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| Morchella exuberans Clowez, Hugh Sm. & S. Sm. (2012) | |
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Morchella exuberans is a fire-associated morel, growing the first or second spring following a forest fire. It has so far been reported from North America,[4] Turkey,[5] Sweden,[5] China[6] and Cyprus.[7] Among some of the striking features of this species, are the capitate acroparaphyses on the sterile ridges of its cap, and the chambered stem.[4]