#mushroom.basidiomycete  any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
  supertype:  #basidiomycete__basidiomycetous_fungi__basidiomycetousfungi  any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
  subtype:  #morel  any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
     subtype:  #common_morel__Morchella_esculenta__sponge_mushroom__sponge_morel  an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
     subtype:  #Disciotis_venosa__cup_morel__cupmorel  an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
     subtype:  #Verpa__bell_morel  a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
        subtype:  #Verpa_bohemica__early_morel__earlymorel  resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
        subtype:  #Verpa_conica__conic_Verpa  a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile
     subtype:  #black_morel__blackmorel__Morchella_conica__conic_morel__conicmorel__Morchella_angusticeps__narrowhead_morel  a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
     subtype:  #Morchella_crassipes__thick-footed_morel  a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
     subtype:  #Morchella_semilibera__half-free_morel__cow's_head__cow'shead  a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length

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