Morchella semilibera. D. C.
The Hybrid Morel. Edible.
Figure 414.—Morchella semilibera. One-half natural size.
Semilibera means half free, and it is so called because the cap is bell-shaped and the lower half is free from the stem. The cap is rarely more than one inch long, and is usually much shorter than the stem, as is indicated in Figure 414. The pits on the cap are longer than broad. The stem is white or whitish and somewhat mealy or scurvy, hollow, and often swollen at the base. I found the specimens in Figure 414 about the last of May under elm trees, in James Dunlap's woods. They are quite plentiful there. I do not detect any difference in the flavor of these and other species.
Morchella bispora. Sor.
The Two-Spored Morel. Edible.
