Morchella rufobrunnea

Morchella rufobrunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Morchellaceae
Genus:	Morchella
Species:	M. rufobrunnea
Binomial name
Morchella rufobrunnea Guzmán & F.Tapia (1998)

Morchella rufobrunnea
Mycological characteristics
	smooth hymenium
	cap is conical or ovate
	hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	stipe is bare
	spore print is cream to yellow
	ecology is mycorrhizal or saprotrophic

Morchella rufobrunnea is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family. Originally described from Mexico, it was described as new to science in 1998 by mycologists Gastón Guzmán and Fidel Tapia.^[1] Growing in disturbed soil or wood chips in landscaping, M. rufobrunnea ranges from Mexico through California and Oregon, USA.^[2]

References

1. ^ Guzmán G. Tapia F. (1998). "The known morels in Mexico, a description of a new blushing species, Morchella rufobrunnea, and new data on M. guatemalensis". Mycologia 90 (4): 705–14. JSTOR 3761230. 
2. ^ Kuo M. (2008). "Morchella tomentosa, a new species from western North America, and notes on M. rufobrunnea" (PDF). Mycotaxon 105: 441–6. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/Kuo_M_2008_Morchella_tomentosa.pdf. 

External links

• Morchella rufobrunnea in Index Fungorum.
• Morchella rufobrunnea in MycoBank.