Thick-footed morel
Morchella crassipes

Family: Morchellaceae

What it is like

A mushroom. It has a very large stalk and large base.

They have also been put in the family Agaricaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, China, East Africa, Kenya, Mexico, North America, Rwanda, Tanzania, Turkey, Türkiye, USA, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

The fruiting bodies are eaten.

Edible parts

Mushroom, fungus

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cutui yangdujun

Synonyms

Mitrophora hybrida var. crassipes (Vent.) Boud.; Morchella esculenta var. crassipes (Vent.) Bresinsky & Stangl.; Phalloboletus crassipes (Vent.) Kuntze; Phallus crassipes Vent.;