Helvella ephippium
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| Helvella ephippium Lév. (1841)
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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[1] or "edible but uninspiring"[2]
Distribution
This is a European species, also recorded in China.[3]
References
- ^ Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 216–7. ISBN 0-00-219978-5.
- ^ Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
- ^ Zhuang WY. (2004). "Preliminary survey of the Helvellaceae from Xinjiang, China". Mycotaxon. 90 (1): 35–42.
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