Key Identification Features
- Cap gray-tan with irregular ribs and pits
- attached at base to hollow stem
- entire body hollow when sliced
- found primarily in post-fire Rocky Mountain and southwestern conifer forests along with M. tomentosa
- fruiting in spring after prior-year fires
Preparation Notes
Slice open to confirm hollow; cook thoroughly; excellent flavor like other morels
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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