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

Morchella eohespera

A black morel of the Morchella elata clade described in 2016, recorded from boreal and temperate North America, northern Europe and China. Like other black morels it fruits in spring after snowmelt, often in conifer forest and on disturbed ground, and is rarely cultivated.

Morchella eohespera
Photo: Petrželová I, Sochor M (2019) How useful is the current species recognition concept for the determination of true morels? Insights from the Czech Republic. MycoKeys 52: 17-43. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.52.32335, CC BY 4.0, 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

Saprotrophic black morel; GBIF records come from coastal and montane conifer forest in the Pacific Northwest, Newfoundland, Labrador and northern Europe. Fruiting habit is inferred from related black morels.

Records span 50-1720 m, median about 1100 m.

Pacific NorthwestEastern CanadaNorthern EuropeChina

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.