For other fungi with a similar name, see elfin saddle.
Helvella lacunosa
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Pezizomycetes
Order:
Pezizales
Family:
Helvellaceae
Genus:
Helvella
Species:
H. lacunosa
Binomial name
Helvella lacunosa
(Afzel.)
Species of fungus
Helvella lacunosa
Mycological characteristics
Smooth hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
or mycorrhizal
Edibility is not recommended
Helvella lacunosa, known as the slate grey saddle or fluted black elfin saddle in North America, simply as the elfin saddle in Britain, is an ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. It is one of the most common species in the genus Helvella.[1] The mushroom is readily identified by its irregularly shaped grey cap, fluted stem, and fuzzy undersurfaces. It is usually found in Eastern North America and in Europe, near deciduous and coniferous trees in summer and autumn.
^Thomas Laessoe (1998). Mushrooms (flexi bound). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7513-1070-0.
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are found. It can be distinguished from occasional white forms of Helvellalacunosa by its furry cap undersurface and inrolled margins when young. H....
Landeros F, Garibay-Orijel R, Hansen K, Vellinga EC (2013). "The Helvellalacunosa species complex in western North America: cryptic species, misapplied...
Landeros F, Garibay-Orijel R, Hansen K, Vellinga EC (2013). "The Helvellalacunosa species complex in western North America: cryptic species, misapplied...
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