Morchella punctipes | |
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In North Carolina, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Morchellaceae |
Genus: | Morchella |
Species: | M. punctipes |
Binomial name | |
Morchella punctipes Peck (1903) |
Morchella punctipes is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family native to North America. First described scientifically by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1903, it is widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains.
Morchella punctipes is one of three species of fungi commonly referred to as half-free morels, the others being Morchella populiphila in western North America and Morchella semilibera in Europe.