Morchella punctipes
Morchella punctipes is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae native to North America. First described scientifically by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1903,[1] it is widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains.[2]
| Morchella punctipes | |
|---|---|
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| In North Carolina, USA | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Morchellaceae |
| Genus: | Morchella |
| Species: | M. punctipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Morchella punctipes Peck (1903) | |
Morchella punctipes is one of three species of fungi commonly referred to as half-free morels, the others being Morchella populiphila in western North America and Morchella semilibera in Europe.[2]
References
- Peck CH. (1903). "New species of fungi". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 30: 95–101. doi:10.2307/2478879.
- Kuo M, Dewsbury DR, O'Donnell K, Carter MC, Rehner SA, Moore JD, Moncalvo JM, 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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