Black Morel

Morchella angusticeps

"Morchella angusticeps" is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family native to eastern North America. Described by Charles Horton Peck in 1879, the name "M. angusticeps" was clarified in 2012 prior to which this species may have been referred to as either "M. angusticeps" or "M. elata".
Black Morel This is a picture of a Morchella angusticeps on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland. Geotagged,Morchella angusticeps,Spring,United States

Appearance

"M. angusticeps" is one of the black morels, and is found in eastern North America, where it occurs in association with various hardwoods in the spring.

A similar, although smaller, black morel occurs in northeastern North America, "M. septentrionalis".

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassPezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilyMorchellaceae
GenusMorchella
SpeciesM. angusticeps