''Morchella exuberans'' is a
species
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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 t ...
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 ...
(
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 and colleagues later in the same year, is a
synonym of this taxon.
[
''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,][ ]Turkey
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,[ Sweden,][ China][ and ]Cyprus
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.cap
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, and the chambered stem.[
]
References
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exuberans
Ascomycota families