Morchella, popularly called Morel, Morille or Morquela depending on the country, is a genus of very tasty edible fungi, characteristic for its beehive shape and very appreciated in gastronomy, especially in France. Morchella esculenta are one of the most common variations and must be well cooked in order to eliminate their toxicity. Despite numerous attempts to grow them, they are still extremely rare. Thus, its trade depends almost exclusively on the wild mushrooms picking and its kilogram can cost up to 300 euros. A curiosity is that they can arise not only from decaying trees, such as pine and apple trees, but also, or even more, in land affected by forest fires. They have been sighted in almost all temperate regions of the planet, including southern Brazil.
