Morchella americana

yellow morel

Morchella americana is the common yellow morel of North America, found under hardwoods such as ash, elm, apple and cottonwood. It fruits in spring as the soil warms and is a prized edible. It also turns up in Europe and Turkey, probably introduced.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

On soil under hardwoods: east of the Rockies in woods with ash, elm and tulip tree, and in the West under cottonwood in river bottoms or with apple and ash in riparian and urban settings.

Recorded at 7–1829 m, median 260 m (9 records).

Eastern CanadaCentral U.S.A.Eastern U.S.A.Western U.S.A.Western Canada

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.