Morchella, also known as sheep belly, sheep mushroom and so on. , a precious edible fungus and medicinal fungus, is currently sold in many markets. Do you have wild morels? How many months does wild Morchella grow? Let's get to know each other!

1. Are there any wild morels at present?

Morchella is wild at present. Morchella is one of the rare edible fungi in the world. It is 4- 10cm high and 3-6cm wide, with a blunt top and a pit like a sheep's belly on the surface, which has high edible value and medicinal value.

Wild Morchella is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Liaoning, Anhui, Henan and other provinces in China.

2. In what month did wild Morchella grow?

The temperature in each region is different, and the month in which Morchella occurs is also different. For example, the Qinghai-Tibet region is generally in May-June, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is in March-April, and the Sichuan Basin is in late March to early May. Generally, high mountain areas need to be postponed until July.

The occurrence time of Morchella in most areas is mostly concentrated in spring to early summer, so we can focus on finding Morchella in more frequent months and adjust it flexibly according to the climatic conditions in various places.

Third, how to find wild Morchella

In the months when Morchella occurs frequently, you can look for it in the shade with decaying plants. I like to live under pine trees, and mostly grow in arboretum, bamboo garden, coniferous forest of poplar and spruce, fir or mixed forest of coniferous and broadleaved trees. Some morels also grow in corn fields and sometimes in bushes.

Morchella usually appears in the grass by the river, but it is easy to appear around the volcano, especially 2-3 years after the volcano burns, and the probability of Morchella appearing is very high.

4. Where does wild Morchella grow? The growth position of Morchella depends on the specific species, because different species of Morchella have different requirements for soil.

Wild Morchella is distributed in low-altitude plain areas and 3200m high-altitude areas, and mostly grows on the humus layer of broad-leaved forest or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest.

Morchella usually grows after rain because they like wet environment.

5. Are Morchella and Rumex the same thing? Wolverine and Morchella are the same, but they are called differently. Flammulina velutipes, also known as Flammulina velutipes, Morchella esculenta and Morchella esculenta, belongs to the Ascomycetes of Morchella. It is named because there are many small pits on the surface of its brim, and its appearance is very similar to that of lamb belly.