Have you seen any Morels?

[FenFungi]

I'm interested from a purely recording perspective of any Morel records over the coming days and weeks, especially those in Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambs where I am a fungus recorder.

I don't need anything specific other than the site where they were growing. Typically they like old woodchip piles, mulched borders, burnt ground, old orchards, disturbed soil. They can be difficult to find and see and I always think it's fortunate for those who do find them.

Good luck!

[sloth]

As yet I've never seen any. They are definitely on my list of 'wants' though...

 

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[MattyF]

Under ash trees in grass I have found them.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Always wanted to see these, oddly one that has passed me by in over a decade of funting.

[Eddy_t]

I've found them under conifers before, in fact they may still be growing there

 

 

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[Wolfie]

Never seen one but someone recently told me he finds them in Brampton woods, nr Huntingdon

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Morchella sp from today in East Cambridgeshire

 

Alerted to them by a friend who has them in a mulched flower bed for a week or so.

 

What's your thoughts on species FenFungi

 

M esculenta, M vulgaris or other?

 

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[sloth]

Nice find David

 

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[FenFungi]

Great photos and great specimens; lucky person who has them and probably not far from me (PM me postcode if you want). I put these down as esculenta; personally I don't think there's enough other than some morphological differences to split these out as distinct species. It all depends on which authority you read and whether they're a lumper or a splitter when it comes to varieties or species. Black Morels Morchella elata are fine as a species as they have distinct vertical ribbing but esculenta, vulgaris, rotunda are pretty much the same. Black Morels tend to be the more frequently recorded species these days so it's good to see some photos of "proper" Morels.