Helvella ephippium

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]

Helvella ephippium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Pezizomycetes
Order:
Pezizales
Family:
Helvellaceae
Genus:
Helvella
Species:
H. ephippium
Binomial name
Helvella ephippium
Lév. (1841)
Synonyms

Helvella atra var. murina (Boud.) Keissl.
Helvella murina (Boud.) Sacc. & Traverso
Leptopodia ephippium (Lév.) Boud.
Leptopodia murina Boud.

Distribution

This is a European species, also recorded in China.[3]

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References
  1. Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. pp. 216–7. ISBN 0-00-219978-5.
  2. Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
  3. Zhuang WY. (2004). "Preliminary survey of the Helvellaceae from Xinjiang, China". Mycotaxon. 90 (1): 35–42.


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