Biology:Helvella ephippium
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Short description: Species of fungus
Helvella ephippium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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Synonyms | |
Helvella atra var. murina (Boud.) Keissl. |
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]
Distribution
This is a European species, also recorded in China.[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3913763 entry
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