SADDLE FUNGI 



Key to the Species 



Base of cap united with stem 



a. Ridges acute at edge 



b. Ridges obtuse at edge 



Base of cap not united with stem 



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M. crassipcs 

 M. csculcnta 

 M. Iiybrida 



Morchella crassipes Broadstem Morel 



Cap 4-10 cm. tall, 3-6 cm. wide at base, tan to tan-brown, pits deep, the ribs 

 wavy and irregular, ^Yith 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, yellowish brown to brown, jjits 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/i, The name refers to the fame of the plant as an edible 

 fungus, 



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

 all the mushrooms. 



