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Verpa conica.
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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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