Morchella septentrionalis

Morchella septentrionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Morchellaceae
Genus: Morchella
Species: M. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Morchella septentrionalis
M.Kuo, J.D.Moore & Zordani (2012)

Morchella septentrionalis species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family native North America. Described as new to science in 2012, it has a northerly eastern North American distribution, where it occurs north of 44°N. The fungus fruits under hardwoods, particularly American aspen (Populus grandidentata) and American ash (Fraxinus americana).[1]

References

  1. Kuo M, Dewsbury DR, O'Donnell K, Carter MC, Rehner SA, Moore JD, Moncalvo J-M, Canfield SA, Stephenson SL, Methven AS, Volk TJ. (11 April 2012). "Taxonomic revision of true morels (Morchella) in Canada and the United States". Mycologia 104 (5): 1159–77. doi:10.3852/11-375. PMID 22495449.

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