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| synonyms: Helvelle crépue, Herbst-Lorchel, Oreille de chat, White Saddle |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Other |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Helvella crispa Fr. Herbst-Lorchel Helvelle crépue, Oreille de chat, White Saddle. Cap 2–5cm high, saddle-shaped and deeply lobed, convoluted at the centre, whitish with pale buff or tan underside. Stem 20–60 x 10–20mm white, hollow and deeply furrowed. Asci 300 x 18µ. Spores elliptical, 18–20 x 10–13µ. Habitat on path-sides in damp, deciduous woods. Season late summer to late autumn and occasionally in spring. Common. Edible – poor. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 17 January 2012
Hungarian name, Fodros papsapkagomba
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Todd Shury (Canada) - 16 July 2011
Helvella crispa. Growing on trail in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. August 23rd, 2010.
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Jo Priestnall (United Kingdom) - 27 June 2011
Oct 2009 on gravel path by beech hedge, Hampshire
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 05 April 2011
Found and photo taken by
Marjan Kustera,Serbia,Vranje district.
05.IV.2011.
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 16 January 2011
Gdansk Oliwa Poland
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