Semifree Morel - Mitrophora semilibera
The conical brownish cap appears to sit as if placed on top of a sturdy cream-coloured stem. The lower part of the cap is not attached to the stem as it is in the Common Morel, hence the name ‘Semi-free Morel’.
Damp woodland, particularly on calcareous soils.
April and May
Widespread in much of England except the south-west but quite uncommon. Scarcer elsewhere in Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
HAPeacock
Gilroes Cemetery
24 April 2012
Lostash
Whetstone Footpath
07 April 2014
HAPeacock
Gilroes Cemetery
24 April 2012
Lostash
Whetstone Footpath
06 May 2012
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Species profile
- Common names
- Semifree Morel
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pezizales
- Family:
- Morchellaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 24/04/2012 (Peacock, H A)
- Last record:
- 09/04/2023 (Grimes, Martin)
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HAPeacock
Gilroes Cemetery
24 April 2012
HAPeacock
Gilroes Cemetery
24 April 2012
Lostash
Whetstone Footpath
07 April 2014
