Morchella costata

An old Persoon name (1801) for a ribbed black morel. Modern DNA-based taxonomy does not use it for a defined species, and GBIF records under it (mostly Mexico, Spain, France and Japan) almost certainly mix several black morels.

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 in forests; the Mexican records, the largest group, come from high pine and pine-oak forest.

Recorded at 36–4014 m, median 2438 m (44 records), dominated by Mexican highland sites.

MexicoEuropeJapan

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.