Maryland Biodiversity Project - Common Elfin Saddle (Helvella elastica)

Common Elfin Saddle Helvella elastica Bulliard

Synonyms: Smooth-stalked Helvella.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Ascomycota > Class Pezizomycetes > Order Pezizales > Family Helvellaceae > Genus Helvella Common Elfin Saddle - Helvella elastica - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/17433

Status:

Found on the ground or on extremely well-rotted conifers or hardwoods.

Description:

Can be pale tan to dark gray-brown, smooth or somewhat wrinkled (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 7 records in the project database.

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Common Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (Photo ID: 24059 - Psn: 30)

Common Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Common Elfin Saddle (fruiting body from above) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (Photo ID: 24057 - Psn: 50)

Common Elfin Saddle (fruiting body from above) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Common Elfin Saddle (complete fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (Photo ID: 24068 - Psn: 70)

Common Elfin Saddle (complete fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Common Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 351001 - Psn: 70)

Common Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Common Elfin Saddle (opposite side of fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (Photo ID: 24069 - Psn: 75)

Common Elfin Saddle (opposite side of fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Common Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 351002 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Common Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Common Elfin Saddle specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2015). Oval with large central oil drop, smooth, hyaline; measured 16.7-18.0 X 11.3-12.6 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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