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Helvella crispa.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Fodros papsapkagomba, Helvelle crépue, Herbst-Lorchel, Oreille de chat, White Saddle
Helvella crispa Mushroom
Ref No: 7890
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Helvella crispa Fr. White Saddle, Common White Helvella, Helvelle crépue, Oreille de chat, Herbst-Lorchel, Fodros papsapkagomba, Spugnola d'autumno crespa, Witte kluifzwam. Cap 2–5cm high, saddle-shaped and deeply lobed, convoluted at the centre, whitish with pale buff or tan underside. Stem 20–60 x 10–20mm white, hollow and deeply furrowed. Asci 300 x 18µ. Spores elliptical, 18–20 x 10–13µ. Habitat on path-sides in damp, deciduous woods. Season late summer to late autumn and occasionally in spring. Common. Edible – poor. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Carl Tapp (United States) - 11 February 2016

Carl Tapp 2/11/16 Chico California found under oak and bay tree Helvella Crispa (White Elfin Saddle)
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Andy Zamora (United States) - 24 May 2015

Found on May 23, 2015 in Lucy Park. Wichita Falls, Texas 5 cm from soil to top. An additional 1 cm was underground.
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Mark Pike () - 03 November 2013

In my back garden, Shaftesbury, Dorset UK. 3/11/13.
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Aine McCaffrey (United Kingdom) - 28 October 2013

Helvella Crispa found edge of forest footpath on a full moon day, october 2013, co.fermanagh, n.ireland
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Conan Mc Donnell () - 07 May 2013

Growing under beech in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. october 2006.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 17 January 2012

Hungarian name, Fodros papsapkagomba
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Todd Shury (Canada) - 16 July 2011

Helvella crispa. Growing on trail in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. August 23rd, 2010.
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Jo Priestnall (United Kingdom) - 27 June 2011

Oct 2009 on gravel path by beech hedge, Hampshire
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 05 April 2011

Found and photo taken by Marjan Kustera,Serbia,Vranje district. 05.IV.2011.
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 16 January 2011

Gdansk Oliwa Poland
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