Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales Family: Morchellaceae
Species: Verpa conica (O.F. Müll.) Sw.
Synonyms: Helvella relhanii
Phallus conicus
Relhanum conicum
Verpa conica var. conica
Verpa conica var. relhanii
Verpa relhanii
Common Name: Thimble Morel


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Verpa conicaPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

Photographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (1)
Prunus spinosa (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (2)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Scrub: dense/continuous (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Mulch (2)
Soil (2)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
April (4)
May (4)