Verpa bohemica
Verpa bohemica is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. The mushroom has a pale yellow or brown thimble-shaped cap that has a surface wrinkled and ribbed with brain-like convolutions. The species was first described in the scientific literature by the Czech physician and mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz in 1828.
About Verpa bohemica in brief
Verpa bohemica is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. The mushroom has a pale yellow or brown thimble-shaped cap that has a surface wrinkled and ribbed with brain-like convolutions. The species was first described in the scientific literature by the Czech physician and mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz in 1828. It fruits in early spring, growing on the ground in woods following the snowmelt, before the appearance of “true morels” The spores of V. bohemica are huge, typically 60–80 by 15–18 µm, and appear hyaline to yellow, sometimes curved, and smooth ascus are 275–350 m long. Although widely considered edible, some attention should be paid to the correct preparation. Consumption of the mushroom, not correctly prepared lead to reports of poisoning in susceptible individuals.
It is found in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. The specific epithet bohemicas refers to Bohemia, where Krom bholz originally collected the species. The synonym Ptychoverpa bohmica is often used by European mycologists. The section is characterized by the presence of thick longitudinal ridges on the cap that can be simple or forked. It was first discovered in Canada by Alfred Brooker Klugh shortly before 1910 where it was referred to by another synonym, Morchella bispora. The spores are smooth, elliptical, and sometimes curved ascus, which number two per ascus. They are heliotropic, meaning they bend toward light, and once examined under the microscope, all of the hymenial grooves and depressions were perceived as light.
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