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Helvella Hybrida
''Helvella'' is a genus of ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. The mushrooms, commonly known as elfin saddles, are identified by their irregularly shaped caps, fluted stems, and fuzzy undersurfaces. They are found in North America and in Europe. Well known species include the whitish '' H. crispa'' and the grey '' H. lacunosa''. They have been reported to cause gastrointestinal symptoms when eaten raw. Description Species in ''Helvella'' have fruiting bodies (technically ascocarps) that grow above the ground, and usually have stems. The cup-like fruiting body (the ''apothecium'') can assume a variety of forms: it may be shaped like an ear (''auriculate''), or a saddle; it may be convex or irregularly lobed and bent. The spore-bearing surface, the hymenium, can be smooth, wavy or wrinkled and can range in color from white to black or various shades of gray or brown. Similarly, the outer surface of the fruiting bodies can be smooth, ribbed, or have minute hairlike projec ...
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Helvella Crispa
''Helvella crispa'', also known as the fluted white elfin saddle, white saddle, elfin saddle or common helvel, is an ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. The mushroom is readily identified by its irregularly shaped whitish pileus (mycology), cap, fluted stipe (mycology), stem, and fuzzy undersurfaces. It is found in eastern North America and in Europe, near deciduous trees in summer and autumn. Etymology The fungus was originally described as ''Phallus crispus'' by the naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772. Its specific name (botany), specific epithet is Latin adjective ''crispa'' 'wrinkled' or 'curly'. The generic name was originally a type of Italian herb but became associated with morels.Nilsson S, Persson O.(1977) ''Fungi of Northern Europe 1: Larger Fungi (Excluding Gill Fungi)''. pp. 36-37. Penguin Books. Description ''Helvella crispa'' is creamy white in colour, in length, with a pileus (mycology), cap 2–6 cm (1–2 in) in diameter. It is ...
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Helvella Arcto-alpina
''Helvella'' is a genus of ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. The mushrooms, commonly known as elfin saddles, are identified by their irregularly shaped caps, fluted stems, and fuzzy undersurfaces. They are found in North America and in Europe. Well known species include the whitish '' H. crispa'' and the grey '' H. lacunosa''. They have been reported to cause gastrointestinal symptoms when eaten raw. Description Species in ''Helvella'' have fruiting bodies (technically ascocarps) that grow above the ground, and usually have stems. The cup-like fruiting body (the ''apothecium'') can assume a variety of forms: it may be shaped like an ear (''auriculate''), or a saddle; it may be convex or irregularly lobed and bent. The spore-bearing surface, the hymenium, can be smooth, wavy or wrinkled and can range in color from white to black or various shades of gray or brown. Similarly, the outer surface of the fruiting bodies can be smooth, ribbed, or have minute hairlike proj ...
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Helvella Albella
''Helvella albella'' is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae that is found in Europe and North America. It was described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet Lucien Quélet (; 14 July 1832 – 25 August 1899) was a French natural history, naturalist and mycologist. Quélet discovered several species of fungi and was the founder of the Société mycologique de France, a society devoted to mycological ... in 1896. References albella Fungi described in 1896 Fungi of Europe Fungi of North America Fungus species {{Pezizomycetes-stub ...
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Helvella Agaricoides
''Helvella'' is a genus of ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. The mushrooms, commonly known as elfin saddles, are identified by their irregularly shaped caps, fluted stems, and fuzzy undersurfaces. They are found in North America and in Europe. Well known species include the whitish '' H. crispa'' and the grey '' H. lacunosa''. They have been reported to cause gastrointestinal symptoms when eaten raw. Description Species in ''Helvella'' have fruiting bodies (technically ascocarps) that grow above the ground, and usually have stems. The cup-like fruiting body (the ''apothecium'') can assume a variety of forms: it may be shaped like an ear (''auriculate''), or a saddle; it may be convex or irregularly lobed and bent. The spore-bearing surface, the hymenium, can be smooth, wavy or wrinkled and can range in color from white to black or various shades of gray or brown. Similarly, the outer surface of the fruiting bodies can be smooth, ribbed, or have minute hairlike proj ...
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Helvella Acetabulum
''Helvella acetabulum'' is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae, order Pezizales. This relatively large cup-shaped fungus is characterized by a tan fruit body with prominent branching ribs resembling a cabbage leaf; for this reason it is commonly known as the cabbage leaf Helvella. Other colloquial names include the vinegar cup and the brown ribbed elfin cup. The fruit bodies reaches dimensions of by tall. It is found in Eurasia and North America, where it grows in sandy soils, under both coniferous and deciduous trees. Taxonomy The fungus was first named as ''Peziza acetabulum'' by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 ''Species Plantarum''. It was given its current name by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1874 after having been placed in various ''Peziza'' segregates: Joachim Christian Timm placed it in '' Octospora'' (1788), Samuel Frederick Gray in ''Macroscyphus'' (1821), and Leopold Fuckel in ''Acetabula'' (1870). The trend continued, with Claude Casimir Gillet wit ...
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