Helvella elastica
| Helvella elastica | |
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Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Helvellaceae |
| Genus: | Helvella |
| Species: | H. elastica
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| Binomial name | |
| Helvella elastica Bull. (1785)
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| Synonyms | |
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| Helvella elastica | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Smooth hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is not recommended | |
Helvella elastica, commonly known as the flexible Helvella, elastic saddle, or brown elfin saddle, is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae of the order Pezizales. It has a roughly saddle-shaped yellow-brown cap atop a whitish stipe. It grows on soil in woods in Eurasia and North America.