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

Morchella sextelata

A black morel of the Elata clade, described in 2012 from western North America, that fruits in large numbers in conifer forest the spring after a fire. It cannot be told from its close relatives without DNA. Morels of this group are grown in outdoor field beds in China, but indoor fruiting is unreliable, so treat home growing as an experiment.

Morchella sextelata
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

It fruits on burned ground in Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine forest, most heavily the first spring after fire and less in later years. It may be saprobic or mycorrhizal at different stages, and it lives as an endophyte in cheatgrass.

Wikipedia gives fruiting at 1,000–1,500 m. The few GBIF records with an elevation span 328–2,743 m, median 2,078 m.

Western United StatesWestern CanadaChina

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.