Morchella snyderi
A black morel of montane conifer forests in western North America, described in 2012. It fruits in spring under Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine and white fir, and is not tied to burn sites. It is not cultivated; conditions here come from its wild habitat.
Where it grows wild
It grows alone, scattered or in groups on the ground under conifers, especially Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine and white fir. It may be saprobic or mycorrhizal at different stages, and lives as an endophyte in cheatgrass.
Recorded from 895 to 1,094 m in the few records with an elevation, though it ranges into higher montane forest.
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