Asco - Morchella

Question 1

Name the 5 species of Morchella from the clade esculenta / morchella which occur in the US. Distinguish Kuo and Richard synonyms.

Answer 1

PNW:
esculentoides (Kuo) / americana (Richard)cryptica (Kuo) /

Elsewhere:
ulmaria (Richard)
diminutava
prava
virginiana (Kuo) / sceptriformis (Richard)

Question 2

Name the 3 clades of Morchella, along with the number of species represented in each clade in the US. Differentiate Kuo’s and Richard’s synonyms.

Answer 2

rufobrunnea (Kuo/Richard) (1 species)
esculenta (Kuo) / morchella (Richard) (5 species)
elata (Kuo) / distantes (Richard) (13 species)

Question 3

List the 5 “natural” Morchella which occur in the PNW.

Distinguish Kuo and Richard synonyms, list any additional common synonyms.

Answer 3

• esculentoides (Kuo) / americana (Richard) - Uncommon
• snyderi - Common
• brunnea - Uncommon
• frustrata (syn: tridentina)
• populiphila - Uncommon

Question 4

List the 4 “burn” Morchella which occur in the PNW.

Distinguish Kuo and Richard synonyms, list any additional common synonyms.

Answer 4

-tomentosa - Common - burn (first spring)

• capitata (Kuo) / exuberans (Richard) - Uncommon - burn
• septimelata (Kuo) / eximia (Richard) (syn: anthracophila, carbonaria) - Uncommon - Burn
• sextelata - Uncommon - Burn

Question 5

Name the 13 species of Morchella from the clade elata / distante which occur in the US.

Distinguish Kuo and Richard synonyms, list any additional common synonyms.

Answer 5

PNW:
importuna (syn: elata)
snyderi
frustrata (syn: tridentina)
brunnea
populiphila
tomentosa
septimelata (Richard eximia) (syn: anthracophila, carbonaria)
capitata (Richard exuberans)
sextelata

Elsewhere:
angusticeps
punctipes
septentrionalis

Question 6

List the 11 species of Morchella which occur in the PNW, separated by clade. For each species state frequency of occurence and whether it is ‘landscape’, ‘natural’ or ‘burn’.

Distinguish Kuo and Richard synonyms, list any additional common synonyms.

Answer 6

Clade rufobrunnea:
-rufobrunnea - RARE - landscape

Clade esculenta / morchella:
-esculentoides (Kuo) / americana (Richard) - Uncommon - Natural

Clade elata / distantes:
-importuna (syn: elata) - Common - landscape

• snyderi - Common - natural
• brunnea - Uncommon - natural
• tridentina (syn: frustrata) - Uncommon - natural
• populiphila - Uncommon - natural
• tomentosa - Common - burn (first spring)
• capitata (Kuo) / exuberans (Richard) - Uncommon - burn
• septimelata (Kuo) / eximia (Richard) (syn: anthracophila, carbonaria) - Uncommon - Burn
• sextelata - Uncommon - Burn

Question 7

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: natural - Douglas-Fir / Ponderosa Pine
Color: pale when young, darkens with age
Stem: often with ribs and holes
May grow in clusters
Has an ant runway

Answer 7

snyderi

Question 8

List the 2 “landscape” Morchella which occur in the PNW.

Answer 8

• rufobrunnea - RARE - landscape

- importuna (syn: elata) - Common - landscape

Question 9

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: natural - cottonwood
Color: yellow / blonde
Pits and cap are more round than elongated
No ant runway

Answer 9

esculentoides (Kuo) / americana (Richard)

Question 10

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: natural - cottonwood
Color: Dark
Cap only attached to the stem in the top half

Answer 10

populiphila

Question 11

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: natural
Color: yellow
pits and cap are more elongated than round
Has an ant runway
Late spring

Answer 11

frustrata (Kuo) / tridentina (Richard)

Question 12

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: Landscape, Southern OR
pale, stains brown

Answer 12

rufobrunnea

Question 13

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: Landscape, not in Southern OR

Answer 13

importuna (syn: elata)

Question 14

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: burn, first spring following, 3,000’+
Ridges: Dark, hairy, rounded (will lighten, grow bald and flatten with age)
Stem: at first densely hairy, often dark
Color: black, sometimes greyish

Answer 14

tomentosa

Question 15

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: burn
Color: may have pink or greenish tinge

Answer 15

Difficult to distinguish between:

• capitata (Kuo) / exuberans (Richard) - Uncommon - burn
• septimelata (Kuo) / eximia (Richard) (syn: anthracophila, carbonaria) - Uncommon - Burn
• sextelata - Uncommon - Burn

Question 16

Identify this species:
Genus: Morchella
Habitat: natural - hardwoods
Color: yellow
slender and brittle
Usually grows singly vs clustered
Has a deep ant runway
Early spring
Less common

Answer 16

brunnea