Cup Morel (Disciotis venosa) is a close relative of the morel and is a choice edible. It appears in spring, usually during morel season, and is fairly common and widespread in North America's hardwood forests. Probably saprobic, but since it is closely related to the morels, possibly at least facultatively mycorrhizal; found primarily under hardwoods, in beech-maple and oak-hickory forests in eastern North America.
 
This culture has been grown by James Maske