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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Morchella brunnea

A black morel of western North America, described in 2012 in a revision of North American morels. GBIF records cluster in the montane Sierra Nevada, Cascades and Rocky Mountains. It is not cultivated; conditions here come from its wild habitat and the black-morel group.

Morchella brunnea
Photo: Britt Bunyard (Fungi magazine) (bbunyard), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Wikipedia notes it fruits under hardwoods; the records sit mostly in montane forest of the western mountains. Like other black morels it fruits on soil in spring, possibly with saprobic and mycorrhizal phases.

Recorded from 15 to 3,795 m, median 1,661 m (27 records); mostly montane.

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✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
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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 3.0 licence, unmodified.