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Helvella macropus

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Species of fungus

Helvella macropus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. Its ascocarps are found in summer and autumn in woodland, usually (though not exclusively) associated with broad-leaved trees.

Description

The slender stem, up to 4 millimetres (1⁄8 inch) thick and 5 centimetres (2 inches) long, supports a fuzz-covered and cup-shaped cap, usually compressed in one direction. The whole fruiting body is pale grey or brown, with the smooth inner (hymenial) cup surface usually darker. The stem may be bulbous at the base.

Similar species

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

Distribution

This species has a wide distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, having been recorded throughout North America, as well as in Central America, Europe, China, and Japan. It can be found on the ground or on rotting wood along with moss.

Toxicity

The species is inedible.

References

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

External links

Media related to Helvella macropus at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Helvella macropus
Peziza macropus


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