Pitted+Delights

// Morchella angusticeps //



Have you ever dined with a fungi? Do you know much morels cost by the pound? Fresh morels at the market cost between $20 to $40 a pound. The Boyne City Morel Festival is the largest of its kind where 17,000 collectors attend this every may. They try to win awards for the largest morel. Morels are fruity body fungi.

Morels are multicellular. They are made up of one or more cells. They are eukaryotic. They have a nucleus. They have a cell wall.They absorb nutrients from other organisms. Morels reproduce by using spores.  Morels live in soil. But did you know that fungi produce morels? The morels contain the fungi spores.Some of the spores are caught by the wind and land somewhere. They are not poisonous. You can find them at markets. They come in different colors like black, gray, white. Isn’t it amazing how a fungus can produce such delicious treats!

Ben,  Chris,   Ari, A   ustin Period 3