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Morchella esculenta, common morel, sponge morel, sponge mushroom
an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
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Disciotis venosa, cup morel
an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
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Verpa, bell morel
a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
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Morchella angusticeps, Morchella conica, black morel, conic morel, narrowhead morel
a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age
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Morchella crassipes, thick-footed morel
a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
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Morchella semilibera, cow's head, half-free morel
a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
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Verpa bohemica, early morel
resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
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Verpa conica, conic Verpa
a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile
