Young stage. Irrigated and heavily mulched garden at a hilltop home in Tustin, Orange County, CA.12/30/12. © Joanne and Doug Schwartz.

Yellow Morel

Morchella rufobrunnea

Morchellaceae

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Older stage. Irrigated and heavily mulched garden at a hilltop home in Tustin, Orange County, CA.12/30/12. © Joanne and Doug Schwartz.

Older stage. Irrigated and heavily mulched garden at a hilltop home in Tustin, Orange County, CA.12/30/12. © Joanne and Doug Schwartz.

Cross section of young stage. Irrigated and heavily mulched garden at a hilltop home in Tustin, Orange County, CA.12/30/12. © Joanne and Doug Schwartz.

Size and color of mature fungus. In heavy new mulch over sandy soil. 17th St., Santa Ana, Orange County, CA. 3/18/2013. © Joanne Schwartz.

Variety in appearance and form. In heavy new mulch over sandy soil. 17th St., Santa Ana, Orange County, CA. 3/18/2013. © Joanne Schwartz.