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MUSHROOMS

American yellow morel

Morchella americana

Mushrooms
Toxic
American yellow morel, photo 1 of 5
American yellow morel, photo 2 of 5
American yellow morel, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

Toxic. Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 50 observations of American yellow morel in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie9
  2. Montréal9
  3. Capitale-Nationale8
  4. Estrie6
  5. Laurentides5
  6. Outaouais5
  7. Laval3
  8. Lanaudière3
  9. Centre-du-Québec1
  10. Mauricie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

TOXIC
MorelMorchella esculenta
Black MorelMorchella angusticeps
Landscaping Black MorelMorchella importuna
TOXIC
Early false morelVerpa bohemica
Half-free MorelMorchella punctipes
Pandas ThumbPhallus impudicus
DEADLY
False MorelGyromitra esculenta
Gyromitre de KorfMaublancomyces korfii