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| synonyms: Elastic Saddle, Glattstiellorchel, Helvelle élastique |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground |
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Helvella elastica Bull. ex St. Amans syn. Leptopodia elastica Bull. ex St. Amans Boud. Glattstiellorchel Helvelle élastique, Elastic Saddle. Cap 1–3cm high, saddle-shaped and irregularly lobed, grey-brown to yellowish-brown, underside smooth, whitish drying ochraceous. Stem 40–70 x 3–7mm, whitish, often compressed. Asci 330 x 20µ. Spores 19–22 x 11–13µ. Habitat open ground in woodland. Season summer to autumn. Occasional. Edible – poor. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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