Species

Helvella ephippium

Helvella ephippium. Photo: (c) Eugene Popov, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Helvella ephippium is a species of fungi in the family Helvellaceae, Pezizales order. It appears in summer and autumn as an upright white stem up to 5 cm (2.0 in) tall supporting a greyish-brown saddle-shaped cap. It is found in woodland and is variously listed as inedible or “edible but uninspiring”

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Pezizomycetes (Operculate ascomycetes)
        Order: Pezizales
        Family: Helvellaceae
        Genus: Helvella (Elfin saddles)
        Species: Helvella ephippium

Species

Helvella ephippium

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