MDCP Record for 04280401 Collection Date: April 28, 2004 County or City: Coles Collector's Notes: Large yellow morel in a spot that has regularly produced one or two morels every year for over 15 years. At the base of a mature red oak on a steep slope fifteen feet above a creek bed. Woods dominated by oak and hickory. Soil temperature 55.7 degrees; pH 6.8. Note: This collection has been identified as Morchella esculentoides, and is cited in Kuo et al., 2012. |