Morchella deliciosa

Morchella deliciosa is a species of edible fungus in the family Morchellaceae. It was first described scientifically by Elias Magnus Fries in 1822.[2] It is a European species, although the name has erroneously been applied to morphologically similar North American morels.[3]

Morchella deliciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Pezizomycetes
Order:
Pezizales
Family:
Morchellaceae
Genus:
Morchella
Species:
M. deliciosa
Binomial name
Morchella deliciosa
Fr. (1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Morilla deliciosa (Fr.) Quél. (1892)
  • Morchella deliciosa var. incarnata Quél. (1892)
  • Morchella deliciosa var. elegans Boud. (1897)
  • Morchella deliciosa var. purpurascens Boud. (1897)
  • Morchella conica var. deliciosa (Fr.) Cetto (1988)

References
  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Morchella deliciosa". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  2. Fries EM. (1822). Systema Mycologicum (in Latin). 2. Lundin, Sweden. p. 8.
  3. Kuo M. (November 2012). "The Morchellaceae: True Morels and Verpas". MushroomExpert.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.


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