''Morchella angusticeps'' is a species of

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

in the family

Morchellaceae The Morchellaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi in the order Pezizales. According to a standard reference work, the family has contained at least 49 species distributed among four genera. However, in 2012, five genera that produce ascoma that ...

native to eastern

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

. Described by

Charles Horton Peck Charles Horton Peck (March 30, 1833 – July 11, 1917) was an American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the New York State Botanist from 1867 to 1915, a period in which he described over 2,700 species of North American fun ...

in 1879, the name ''M. angusticeps'' was clarified in 2012 prior to which this species may have been referred to as either ''M. angusticeps'' or '' M. elata''. ''M. angusticeps'' is one of the black morels, and is found in eastern North America, where it occurs in association with various hardwoods in the spring. A similar, although smaller, black morel occurs in northeastern North America, '' M. septentrionalis''.

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* * angusticeps Edible fungi Fungi described in 1879 Fungi of North America Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck {{Pezizomycetes-stub