Helvella ephippium is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae, Pezizales order. It appears in summer and autumn as an upright white stem up to 5 centimetres (2 inches) 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Helvellaceae |
| Genus: | Helvella |
| Species: | H. ephippium
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| Binomial name | |
| Helvella ephippium Lév. (1841)
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Helvella atra var. murina (Boud.) Keissl. | |
Distribution
editThis is a European species, also recorded in China.[3]
References
edit- ^ Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. pp. 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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