Bed-jacket vs False Morel

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Gyromitra esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket False Morel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family Sapindaceae Discinaceae
Genus Alectryon Gyromitra
Species Alectryon tomentosus Gyromitra esculenta

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket False Morel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

False Morel

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

False Morel

No description available.

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