Common morel

Morchella esculenta

Русское название: Сморчок съедобный

Morels have a distinctive honeycomb-like cap and often appear in spring. Toxic false morels complicate identification; even confirmed true morels are not eaten raw. Experts are needed for identifying wild finds.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Never decide to eat a wild mushroom from a photograph or online description. A mistake can be fatal. For mushroom ingestion or suspected poisoning, contact emergency medical services or a poison centre immediately, even if symptoms have not appeared.

Irish Poisons Centre mushroom safety ↗

◎Distribution

Europe and other temperate regions

♧Habitat

Springtime woodland, orchards and rich soils

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsMorchella esculenta — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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