''Morchella americana'' is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae native to North America. Described as new to science in 2012, it is common east of the Rocky Mountains in a range stretching from Ontario south to Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and South Carolina. In western North America, the species typically is found under hardwood, especially Populus deltoides, cottonwood trees in river bottoms, or with Malus, apple trees or ornamental Fraxinus, ashes in urban settings. The botanical name, specific epithet ''americana'' refers to its occurrence in North America.
In the Great Lakes region of eastern North America, the range of ''M. americana'' overlaps with ''Morchella ulmaria, M. ulmaria'', which cannot be reliably distinguished from ''M. americana'' without DNA sampling.
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''Morchella americana'', identified as molecular phylogenetics, phylogenetic species "Mes-4", has also been found in Turkey, France, and Germany, but is suspected of having been introduced there from North America.][
In 2014, Richard et al. clarified the taxonomic status of this species, retaining the name ''Morchella americana'' of Clowez and Matherly(2012) over ''M. esculentoides''.][
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Morchella, americana
Edible fungi
Fungi described in 2012
Fungi of North America
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