Morchella-elata_4

Description:

Morchella elataBlack MorelSlo.: visoki smrekDat.: June 6. 2012Lat.: 46.34617 Long.: 13.98611Code: Bot_627/2012_DSC3968 Habitat: Road side, ruderal terrain, Picea abies forest around, flat terrain, quite humid and shady place, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations 2.000-2.600 mm/year, average temperature 4-6 deg C, elevation 1.200 m (3.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil with lot of raw humus.Place: Pokljuka flats, next to the road from Mrzli studenec to Bohinj, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing scattered, a few of them found. Fruit body diameter up to 3 cm and 8 cm tall. Smell and taste mild, pleasant. Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr.Bojan Rot, www.gobenabovskem.si(2) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 357.(3) S.Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 600.