Yellow Morel
(Morchella esculenta)
sculpture, acrylic paint
by "Wildman"
This morel has an irregular, elogated oval yellow-brown cap 1-5/8 to 2 inches wide, 2-3/4 to 3-1/2 inches high. Its irregular, vertical, yellow brown ribs surround yellowish pits which darken with age.
The whitish stalk, which enlarges at the base, is 1-2 inches long, 5/8 to 1 inch thick.
It grows throughout North America, in hardwood forests and a large variety of different habitats including dying elm trees, in old apple orchards, and in burned areas.
The white morel is one of the best-tasting foods in the world.
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