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Morchella tridentina

Mountain blond morel

A pale, conical morel of mountain forests and Mediterranean shrubland that looks like a black morel in the colours of a yellow morel. It fruits in spring in scattered groups and is not cultivated.

Morchella tridentina
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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

It grows in the soil of mountain conifer and mixed forests and Mediterranean scrub, with oaks, madrone, Douglas fir, pines and firs in North America, and holm oak, strawberry tree, olive and firs in Europe. Its nutrition is not fully known; morels are saprotrophic with possible tree associations.

Mainly mountainous; the 15 records with an elevation span 405–3187 m (median 885 m).

Western North AmericaMexicoMediterranean EuropeTurkey and the CaucasusSouthern South AmericaIndia

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