Morchellaceae

E561769

Morchellaceae is a family of sac fungi best known for including the edible morels, which are prized wild mushrooms in culinary traditions worldwide.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Morchellaceae canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fungal family
taxon
cellType eukaryotic
class Pezizomycetes
containsTaxon Balsamia
Balsamia vulgaris
linked to: Balsamia

Ciboria
Costantinella
Discinella
Disciotis
Disciotis venosa
Fischerula
linked to: Ruhlandiella

Fischerula macrospora
linked to: Leucangium

Genabea
Genabea fragilis
Hydnotrya
Hydnotrya cerebriformis
linked to: Hydnotrya

Hydnotrya michaelis
linked to: Hydnotrya

Hydnotrya tulasnei
linked to: Hydnotrya

Hydnotrya tulasnei complex
Imaia
Imaia gigantea
Immotthia
Kalapuya
Kalapuya brunnea
Kalapuya piceae
linked to: Kalapuya brunnea

Leotia
Leucangium
Leucangium carthusianum
linked to: Leucangium

Leucostoma
Microstoma
Morchella
Morchella angusticeps
Morchella conica
Morchella deliciosa
Morchella elata
linked to: Morchella

Morchella esculenta
Morchella importuna
Morchella rufobrunnea
Morchella semilibera
Ptychoverpa
Underwoodia
Underwoodia columnaris
linked to: Underwoodia

Verpa
Verpa bohemica
linked to: Verpa

Verpa conica
distribution cosmopolitan
division Ascomycota
ecologicalRole mycorrhizal fungi
saprotrophic fungi
hasCharacteristic members have honeycomb-like caps in genus Morchella
produces apothecia as fruiting bodies
includesEdibleSpecies Morchella angusticeps
Morchella conica
Morchella deliciosa
Morchella elata
Morchella esculenta
Morchella importuna
Morchella rufobrunnea
Morchella semilibera
kingdom Fungi
knownFor culinary use of morel mushrooms
edible morels
order Pezizales
phylum Ascomycota
reproduction sexual reproduction via ascospores
subdivision Pezizomycotina
taxonRank family
typeGenus Morchella

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Morchella esculenta family Morchellaceae
Morchella americana family Morchellaceae
Pezizales containsFamily Morchellaceae
Pezizomycetes includesFamily Morchellaceae