21 April 2008 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Thimble Morel Cap Thimble like, often irregular, smooth, slightly convoluted, or reticulated, yellowish to reddish brown, open at the base, and attached to the stem at the apex, to about 4cm across, typically 2cm Stem Equal, whitish, thin walled, hollow, to about 10cm high Flesh Whitish, thin, brittle Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring Distribution Infrequent Habitat With hawthorn, favouring chalk soil Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (20-25) x (11-15) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor Notes Young specimens could be confused with Gyromitra esculenta, though the habitats are quite different 
May 2000 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
May 2000 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |