Dave W Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 There are four species of Morchella seen here, more or less grouped by species. But there's one misplaced mushroom. Can you find it? I'm not convinced I could without knowing in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasso Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 My guess, and it's only a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 Did you find these recently, Dave? I don't know any of the Latin names since dna testing changed them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Found in State College area on Friday (5/11). Not the one, Tasso. The circled mushroom is a mature Morchella diminutiva. It's larger and more yellow than the small gray ones it's grouped with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mushroom Whisperer Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Okay Dave, quick question: are you saying that they are all morels except one? Or that one morel is in a group it shouldn't be? Nice find, by the way. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasso Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 So whch one is it? 21 minutes ago, Dave W said: Found in State College area on Friday (5/11). Not the one, Tasso. The circled mushroom is a mature Morchella diminutiva. It's larger and more yellow than the small gray ones it's grouped with. So which one is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 I'd guess it would be a Verpa bohemica. The bottom row, 4th from the left. The cap is mostly missing. ? free from stem? What kind of trees did you find them under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mushroom Whisperer Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 I kinda thought this one might be a verpa, especially if that extra piece of stem came from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 One morel is placed into a group not representing the same Morchella species. No Verpas here, although I did see a lot of Verpa conica on this day. I've never found Verpa bohemica. Seems to be a rare species here in eastern NA. Okay, this is tough one. In the upper left hand corner is a horizontally aligned half-free morel. Directly to the right of the half free in the upper left hand corner is a small morel. It's in with the small yellows/grays, the aptly named Morchella diminutiva. But, this one small morel directly to the right of the left hand corner is an immature Morchella americana, the classic American yellow morel. If the groups were arranged strictly by species this small mushroom would be in the group of larger ones that occupy roughly the entire right half of the photo. The way to tell this one small one is M. americana is by the numerous very tightly arranged pits. M. diminutiva has fewer pits, and by the time a mushroom is as large as this mushroom, the pits are opened up more fully. Compare with the two diminutiva seen directly below the small example of americana. There are four species pictured. Morchella angusticeps (eastern NA black morel) lower left corner (2 mushrooms), Morchella punctipes (eastern NA half-free morel left center arcing up to the left hand corner, Morchella diminutiva ("deliciosas) upper left center except for the one misplaced mushroom, Morchella americana (NA esculenta type) right half of photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutddicted Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Hmmm, thats exactly what I was going to say, easy quiz 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Ha! Yeah, I'll look at this picture a few years from now and have no idea which one is the misfit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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