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Helvella lacunosa.
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| synonyms: Elfin Saddle, Gruben-Lorchel, Helvelle lacuneuse, Mitre d'évêque, Szürke papsapkagomba |
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| location: North America, Europe | | edibility: Inedible | | fungus colour: Black or blackish | | normal size: Less than 5cm | | cap type: Other | | spore colour: White, cream or yellowish | | habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Helvella lacunosa Afzelius ex Fr. Black Helvella, Elfin Saddle Cap, Helvelle lacuneuse, Mitre d'évêque, Gruben-Lorchel, Szürke papsapkagomba, Elvella lacunosa, Zwarte kluifzwam. 1.5–4cm high, saddle-shaped with convolute lobes, one lobe often pointing upwards and re-curved, grey to blackish with paler underside. Stem 20–40 x 10–20mm, pale grey, hollow and deeply furrowed. Asci 350 x 18µ. Spores 17–20 x 10–13µ. Habitat in mixed woodland and orchards especially on burnt ground. Season summer to autumn. Frequent. Edible – poor. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Ashley Watson (United Kingdom) - 29 July 2012
Conkers Park, UK. 15/7/2012
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Jim Cornish (Canada) - 23 August 2011
When I first saw this mushroom, I was unaware of its existence, thus its unusual nature. At first I discounted it as a mushroom that had not fully formed before dying or one that had suffered from exposure from the sun. Bizarre looking for a mushroom, but yet very fascinating to study.
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 13 April 2011
Find and photo by Marjan Kustera.
Serbia,Vranje district.
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 16 January 2011
Wyrowno/Lipusza.Kaszuby-Poland
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Bexy Callow (United Kingdom) - 10 October 2010
Found in beach woodland, in large group.
Taken: 10th October 2010
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Fungus Fiend (United Kingdom) - 26 January 2009
Name: Helvella lacunosa, aka Elfin Saddle, Black Helvella
Location: Mature woodland under deciduous trees in the Southern Weald, East Sussex
Photograph details
Camera Make/Model: Nikon/Coolpix P2
Date taken: 28th October 2006
Legal owner of photo: Roy Miller
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