Species

Helvella vespertina (Western black elfin saddle)

Helvella vespertina. Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Helvella vespertina is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae. It is found in Western North America under conifers.Some specimens have a white moldy appearance, having been colonised by the parasitic Ascomycete fungus Hypomyces cervinigenus.

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 vespertina (Western black elfin saddle)

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