Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Morchellaceae
Species: Morchella esculenta (L.) Pers.

Synonyms:

Morchella dunensis Morchella esculenta a rotunda Morchella esculenta var. rotunda Morchella rotunda Morel Phallus esculentus

Common Name:

Morel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fraxinus excelsior (4) Quercus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (5) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) April (4) May (5) September (1)