138 MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



Morchella hybrida Cap morel 



Cap 2-3 cm. tall, 2-4 cm, wide, tan or brownish, free from the stem except 

 at tcip, the ribs mostlv longitudinal, making long pits or grooves, pointed bell-shaped 

 or broadly conic; stem 5-10 cm. by 2-5 cm., white or whitish, grainy, bulbous at 

 the base, hollow; spores clear, elliptic, smooth, 18-20 X 10-14/t, The name refers 

 to the resemblance to A' e r p a. This species belongs almost equally well in V e r p a. 



("In ground in woodland or grassland ; delicious. 



P'iGURE 102. McikcHELLA hSCC I.L-X TA 



VERPA 



The cap is snicioth or ridged longitudinally, and is free from the stem except 

 at the apex. This genus is very closely related to M o r c h e 1 1 a. and one species, 

 Morchella h v b r i d a, belongs equally well in V e r p a, where the beginner will 

 probably seek it. This genus is of almost as great value as Morchella. 



Key to the Species 



Cap ribbed 

 Cap smooth 



a. Stem 2-5 cm. tall, yellowish or yellow 



b. Stem 5-10 cm. tall, more or less darkish or brownish 



J', bo/icmicd 



r, conica 



r. dii^itaUfonnis 



