''Morchella capitata'' is a later synonym of ''

Morchella exuberans ''Morchella exuberans'' is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae ( Ascomycota). It was described as new to science in a 2012 study by Clowez and corresponds to phylogenetic lineage ''Mel''-9. '' Morchella capitata'', described by Kuo an ...

''. Originally identified as

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species ''Mel''-9, it was described as new to science in 2012 by Kuo and colleagues. In 2014 however, Richard and colleagues clarified the taxonomic status of this species, retaining the name ''Morchella exuberans'' of Clowez (2012) over ''M. capitata''. It is a cosmopolitan, post-fire

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in the family

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, shown to occur in at least three continents, and is one of four species of

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-adapted morels in western North America (the others being '' M. eximia'', '' M. sextelata'', and '' M. tomentosa''). It has also been found in

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, Sweden, China and

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, but remains unclear whether dispersal between these distant locations occurred naturally or through accidental

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by humans.

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* * Morchellaceae Edible fungi Fungi described in 2012 Fungi of North America {{Pezizomycetes-stub