Morels are known to produce ascocarps during a few weeks in the spring. Her
e we present findings about a Morchella conica population which produces as
cocarps during a period of 8-10 months, from early spring until mid-winter.
To the best of our knowledge, this phenomenon has not been described previ
ously. Field investigations correlated the ascocarp appearance with gradual
drying of the soil. DNA-PCR fingerprinting indicated that these Morchella
shared a similar genetic background.