Common Morel / Yellow Morel

Morchella esculenta

Deciduous and coniferous forests, parks, even gardens, among grasses. Spring.

Cap 4-8 (10) cm tall and 3-6 cm across, elliptical, egg-shaped, honeycombed like a bees' honeycomb with irregular pits, ochre, yellowish-brown, pale brown in colour. Stem 4-8x2-3 cm, thickening towards the base, hollow, brittle, white, yellowish. Flesh yellowish, brittle, with a pleasant smell and taste. Characteristic features: similar to the Black Morel (Morchella conica), differing in its rounder, irregularly and more deeply honeycombed cap. Grows singly or in small groups, likes humus-rich soil. A valuable edible mushroom. Common, more widespread than the Black Morel.