Helvella crispa (Scop.) Fr.
(White Saddle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelvella crispa (White Saddle)
GenusHelvella (saddle fungi)
FamilyHELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Helvella crispa (White Saddle) :
1: Helvella crispa (White Saddle)
4 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
8 fruitbodies in grass verge at side of road
Image 1: Collection - natural backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - oblique viewImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - natural backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - natural background (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - side view - natural background (3)Image 6: Fruitbody - side view - white backgroundImage 7: Fruitbody - side view - white background (2)Image 8: Asci and ascospores - magnifiedImage 9: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 10: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnifiedImage 11: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (2)Image 12: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (3)Image 13: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (4)Image 14: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (5)Image 15: Asci, paraphyses and ascospores - magnified (6)Image 16: Paraphyses - magnifiedImage 17: Paraphyses - magnified (2)
2: Helvella crispa (White Saddle)
26 Oct 1974 OSGR: SU98 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
under Beech
Image 1: Fruitbody - side viewImage 2: Fruitbody - side view (2)

Helvella crispa (White Saddle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helvella crispa (White Saddle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Helvella crispa (White Saddle)
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