Helvella atra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Helvellaceae |
Genus: | Helvella |
Species: | H. atra |
Binomial name | |
Helvella atra J. König | |
Synonyms | |
Leptopodia atra(J. König) Boud |
Helvella atra, commonly known as the dark elfin saddle, [1] is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae of the order Pezizales.
The gray mushroom has a saddle-shaped cap, up to 2 centimetres (3⁄4 in) tall and wide. The stalk is up to 3.5 cm long and 5 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick. [1]
This species has been found in China [2] and Japan. [3] It is listed in A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas [4] and has been reported on iNaturalist as having been found once in western North Carolina and across similar latitudes, including several times across the Eastern US, in Europe, Russia, etc.
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![]() | Smooth hymenium |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | Edibility is unknown |