Morchella eohespera

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Morchella eohespera
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Morella eohespera found in British Columbia, Canada
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Morchellaceae
Genus: Morchella
Species:
M. eohespera
Binomial name
Morchella eohespera
Beug, A. Voitk & O'Donnell, 2016
Morchella eohespera
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Smooth icon.pngSmooth hymenium
Conical cap icon.svgOvate cap icon.svg Cap is conical or ovate
Bare stipe icon.svg Stipe is bare
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Spore print is white
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
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Morchella eohespera is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae described as new to science in 2016. In North America, it has been collected from Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Canada and in Washington state. It is also found in central and northern Europe, and central China. It is in the Morchella elata clade. [1]

References

  1. Voitk A, Beug M, O'Donnell K, Burzynski M (2016). "Two new species of true morels from Newfoundland and Labrador: cosmopolitan Morchella eohespera and parochial M. laurentiana". Mycologia. 108 (1): 31–37. doi:10.3852/15-149. PMID   26553777. S2CID   21363047.