Morchella angusticeps

Morchella angusticeps is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae native to eastern North America. Described by Charles Horton Peck in 1879,^[1] the name M. angusticeps was clarified in 2012 prior to which this species may have been referred to as either M. angusticeps or M. elata. M. angusticeps is one of the black morels, and is found in eastern North America, where it occurs in association with various hardwoods in the spring.^[2]

Morchella angusticeps
a black morel in Ohio, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Morchellaceae
Genus:	Morchella
Species:	M. angusticeps
Binomial name
Morchella angusticeps Peck (1879)

A similar, although smaller, black morel occurs in northeastern North America, M. septentrionalis.^[2]