| Morchella ulmaria | |
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| Morchella ulmaria Clowez found in Danville, Pennsylvania. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Morchellaceae |
| Genus: | Morchella |
| Species: | M. ulmaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Morchella ulmaria Clowes (2012) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Morchella crypticaM. Kuo & J.D. Moore (2012) | |
Morchella ulmaria is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. It was described as new to science in 2012 by Philippe Clowez. [2] Later in the same year, Michael Kuo and colleagues described Morchella cryptica, which is a junior synonym of M. ulmaria. [1] The species occurs in the forests of Midwestern North America, often associated with white ash ( Fraxinus americana ), the American tulip tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ) or species of maple or elm. [1] [3] It is closely related to M. castanea and 2 unnamed species from Asia. [1]
The range of M. ulmaria overlaps with M. americana , which cannot be reliably distinguished from M. ulmaria without DNA sampling. [3]
