Genome assembly of M. spongiola and comparative genomics of the genus Morchella provide initial insights into taxonomy and adaptive evolution.

Morchella spongiola is a highly prized mushroom for its delicious flavor and medical value and is one of the most flourishing, representative, and dominant macrofungi in the Qilian Mountains of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau subkingdoms (QTPs). However, the understanding of M. spongiola remains largely unknown, and its taxonomy is ambiguous.

Corrigendum: Out of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau: origin, evolution and historical biogeography of (both Elata and Esculenta clades).

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.

Out of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau: Origin, evolution and historical biogeography of (both Elata and Esculenta clades).

Introduction: Morchella has become a research hotspot because of its wide distribution, delicious taste, and phenotypic plasticity. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau subkingdoms (QTPs) are known as the cradle of Ice age biodiversity. However, the diversity of Morchella in the QTPs has been poorly investigated, especially in phylogenetic diversity, origin, and biogeography.