Philippe Clowez

Morchella americana (also called the yellow morel) is a North American species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae.

Morchella pulchella is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae that was described as new to science in 2012. It is found in France, where it grows on calcareous soil under Buddleja davidii.

Morchella galilaea is a species of morel fungus in the family Morchellaceae. It was described in 2012 from specimens collected under ash trees in Israel. Unlike most morels which fruit in spring, this species uniquely produces its honey-combed fruiting bodies during autumn (October to December), often in association with olive or pine trees. It is characterized by its cap of pits and ridges that range from silvery grey when young to olive-brown or yellow-brown at maturity, with ridges that start white and become light yellowish with age. Originally found in Israel and Turkey, molecular

Morchella dunensis, the morel of the dunes, is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota). It was first described as a form of Morchella esculenta by Castañera and colleagues in 1996, but was later recombined as a distinct species by Clowez. In a 2014 study by Richard and colleagues, the authors concluded that the taxon was conspecific to Morchella vulgaris, due to its close phylogenetic proximity to the latter. However, following increased molecular sampling and the testing of an isoparatype collection by Loizides and colleagues in 2016, it was revealed that M. dunensis is

Morchella sceptriformis is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota). It was described as new to science in a 2012 study by Clowez, and corresponds to phylogenetic lineage Mes-3. Morchella virginiana, described later in the same year by Kuo and colleagues, is a junior synonym. This putatively endemic North American morel is so far known from North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Virginia, where it is found under the American tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).

Morchella fluvialis is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 by Clowez and colleagues, following collections from riparian forests in Spain under Alnus glutinosa, Ulmus minor and Eucalyptus camaldulensis, although previous collections from Turkey under Pinus nigra have also been reported. This species, which corresponds to phylogenetic lineage Mes-18, is very close to Morchella esculenta, from which it differs in its elongated cap with oblong pits and predominantly longitudinal ridges, pronounced rufescence, as well as its Mediterranean

Morchella exuberans is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota). It was described as new to science in a 2012 study by Philippe Clowez and corresponds to phylogenetic lineage Mel-9. Morchella capitata, described by Kuo and colleagues later in the same year, is a synonym of this taxon. Morchella exuberans is a fire-associated morel, growing the first or second spring following a forest fire. It has so far been reported from North America, Turkey, Sweden, China and Cyprus. Among some of the striking features of this species, are the capitate acroparaphyses on the sterile

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Morchella palazonii is a species of morel found in Spain. Morels are edible mushrooms in the family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota). Morchella palazonii was described as new to science in 2015 by Philippe Clowez and colleagues, from collections under holly oak (Quercus ilex) and narrow-leafed ash trees (Fraxinus angustifolia) in Spain. This edible species is characterised by an elongated cap, a rufescent fruiting body, and small spores.

Morchella kakiicolor is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota). It was originally proposed as a form of Morchella quercus-ilicis in a 2012 study by Philippe Clowez, but was later re-combined as an autonomous species by Loizides and colleagues, based on molecular phylogenetic data. In the same study, M. quercus-ilicis f. quercus-ilicis was shown by the authors to be a later synonym of the old taxon Morchella tridentina, and not phylogenetically related to M. kakiicolor. Morchella kakiicolor is phylogenetically and morphologically very close to the widespread Mediterranean

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Morchella casteneae is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae (Ascomycota). It was described as new to science in a 2012 study by Clowez and appears to be confined to the Iberian Peninsula. A subsequent phylogenetic and nomenclatural study by Richard and colleagues has confirmed M. castaneae as a distinct species and showed the taxa Morchella brunneorosea and Morchella brunneorosea var. sordida to be synonymous.

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