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| synonyms: Spitze Glokenmorchel, Thimble Morel, Verpe conique |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Other |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Verpa conica Swartz ex Pers. Spitze Glokenmorchel Verpe conique Thimble Morel. Fruit body 4–9cm high, fertile pendulous head ovoid then bell-shaped, attached to the stalk at the centre, dark olive-brown; stalk cylindrical, whitish covered in brownish granules arranged in irregular horizontal bands. Asci 350 x 23µ. Spores elliptic, 20–24 x 12–14µ. Habitat under hawthorn scrub on chalk soil. Season late spring. Uncommon. Edible with caution. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Michael Pinca (United States) - 07 May 2009
PART II - These are the morels I found with the suspect Verpa conica, I previously sent.
The morels will be yummy I know, can you help with the others?
Thank you,
Michael Pinca
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Michael Pinca (United States) - 07 May 2009
Please help with comment. I found these in the immediate vicinity of some morels this rainy evening in the woods (5/5/09), Yes I found twice as many morels,also.
They seem to be Verpa conica by comparison to site photos.
Thank you, Michael Pinca
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