SADDLE FUNGI 



Key to the Species 



liase of cap united with stem 

 a. Ridges acute at edge 

 1). Ridges obtuse at edge 



Base of cap not united with stem 



.1/. aassipcs 

 M . esculciita 

 .]/. Ii\briila 



13; 



Morchella crassipes Broadstem Morel 



Cap 4-10 cm. tall, 3-6 cm. wide at l)asc, tan to tan-ljrown, pits deep, the ribs 

 wavy and irregular, with an acute edge, more or less conic; stem 3-12 cm. by 2-6 

 cm., white or whitish, more or less furrowed and roughened, hollow; spores clear, 

 elliptic, smooth, 20-22 X 10-1 2/x. The name refers to the broad stem. 



On the ground in woods or openings; delicious. 



Figure 101. Morchella crassipes 



Morchella esculenta Common Morel 



Cap 3-7 cm. tall, 2-4 cm. wide, yellowdsh brown to brown, pits more or less 

 deep, ribs often very regular, with a blunt edge, more or less conical; stem 2-6 

 cm. by 1-2 cm., white, smooth or somewhat grainy, hollow; spores clear, smooth, 

 elliptic, 14-22 X 8-14/a. The name refers to the fame of the plant as an edible 

 fungus. 



Common on the ground in woods and openings; one of the most delicious of 

 all the mushrooms. 



