Biology:Helvella macropus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Helvella macropus
Helvella macropus Grauer Langfüssler.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Helvellaceae
Genus: Helvella
Species:
H. macropus
Binomial name
Helvella macropus
(Pers.) P. Karst

Helvella macropus is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae of the order Pezizales. Ascocarps are found in summer and autumn in woodland, usually (though not exclusively) associated with broad-leaved trees.

Description

The slender stem, up to 5 centimeters high, supports a cup shaped cap, the whole fruiting body being pale grey or brown, the inner (hymenial) surface of the cup usually being darker.[1][2] It is inedible.[3]

Similar species

Similar species include H. corium, H. cupuliformis, H. fibrosa, H. pezizoides, H. queleti, and Donadinia nigrella.[4]

Distribution

This species has a wide distribution in the northern hemisphere, having been recorded in Europe, North and Central America and also in China,[5] and Japan.[6]

References

  1. Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0. 
  2. Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 217. ISBN 0-00-219978-5. 
  3. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2. 
  4. National Audubon Society: Wild Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. 2023. pp. 29. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7. 
  5. Zhuang WY. (2004). "Preliminary survey of the Helvellaceae from Xinjiang, China". Mycotaxon 90 (1): 35–42. 
  6. Nagao H. (2002). "Fungal flora in Chiba Pref., central Japan (III) Ascomycetes: Plectomycetes and Discomycetes" (in ja). Journal of the Natural History Museum and Institute Chiba 5: 111–32. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10570448 entry