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Helvella

Fungi

Family: Helvellaceae

164 species in the Library

About

Helvella is a genus of ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. The mushrooms, commonly known as elfin saddles, are identified by their irregularly shaped caps, fluted stems, and fuzzy undersurfaces. They are found in North America and in Europe. Well known species include the whitish H. crispa and the grey H. lacunosa. They have been reported to cause gastrointestinal symptoms when eaten raw.

Summary from Wikipedia

Acetabula riederi

Helvella riederi

Helvella acetabuloides

Helvella acetabuloides

Helvella acetabulum

Helvella acetabulum

Helvella acetabulum

Helvella adhaerens

Helvella adhaerens

Helvella affinis

Helvella affinis

Helvella agaricoides

Helvella agaricoides

Helvella albella

Helvella albella

Helvella albipes

Helvella albipes

Helvella alpicola

Helvella alpicola

Helvella alpina

Helvella alpina

Helvella amara

Helvella amara

Helvella arctica

Helvella arctica

Helvella arcto-alpina

Helvella arcto-alpina

Helvella astieri

Helvella astieri

Helvella aterrima

Helvella aterrima

Helvella atra

Helvella atra

Helvella atra

Helvella bachu

Helvella bachu

Helvella bicolor

Helvella bicolor

Helvella branzeziana

Helvella branzeziana

Helvella brevis

Helvella brevis

Helvella brevissima

Helvella brevissima

Helvella bulbosa

Helvella bulbosa

Helvella calycina

Helvella calycina

Helvella capucina

Helvella capucina

Helvella capucinoides

Helvella capucinoides

Helvella carnosa

Helvella carnosa

Helvella chinensis

Helvella chinensis

Helvella cinerella

Helvella cinerella

Helvella compressa

Helvella compressa

Helvella connivens

Helvella connivens

Helvella constricta

Helvella constricta

Helvella corbierei

Helvella corbierei

Helvella corium

Helvella corium

Helvella corium

Helvella cornuta

Helvella cornuta

Helvella costifera

Helvella costifera

Helvella costifera

Helvella crispa

Helvella crispa

Helvella crispa

Helvella crispoides

Helvella crispoides

Helvella cupuliformis

Helvella cupuliformis

Helvella cupuliformis

Helvella cystidiata

Helvella cystidiata

Helvella danica

Helvella danica

Helvella dovrensis

Helvella dovrensis

Helvella dryadophila

Helvella dryadophila

Helvella dryophila

Helvella dryophila

Helvella dura

Helvella dura

Helvella elastica

Helvella elastica

Helvella engleriana

Helvella engleriana

Helvella ephippioides

Helvella ephippioides

Helvella ephippium

Helvella ephippium

Helvella ephippium

Helvella faulknerae

Helvella faulknerae

Helvella favrei

Helvella favrei

Helvella fibrosa

Helvella fibrosa

Helvella fistulosa

Helvella fistulosa

Helvella flavida

Helvella flavida

Helvella floriformis

Helvella floriformis

Helvella foetida

Helvella foetida

Helvella fuliginosa

Helvella fuliginosa

Helvella fusca

Helvella fusca

Helvella fuscolacunosa

Helvella fuscolacunosa

Helvella galeriformis

Helvella galeriformis

Helvella glutinosa

Helvella glutinosa

Helvella grevillei

Helvella grevillei

Helvella griseoalba

Helvella griseoalba

Helvella guttata

Helvella guttata

Helvella heganii

Helvella heganii

Helvella helvellula

Helvella helvellula

Helvella hispanica

Helvella hispanica

Helvella hispida

Helvella hispida

Helvella hyperborea

Helvella hyperborea

Helvella hypocrateriformis

Helvella hypocrateriformis

Helvella iberica

Helvella iberica

Helvella inexpectata

Helvella inexpectata

Helvella infundibuliformis

Helvella infundibuliformis

Helvella involuta

Helvella involuta

Helvella jiaohensis

Helvella jiaohensis

Helvella jilinensis

Helvella jilinensis

Helvella jimsarica

Helvella jimsarica

Helvella jocatoi

Helvella jocatoi

Helvella juniperi

Helvella juniperi

Helvella lactea

Helvella lactea

Helvella lacunosa

Helvella lacunosa

Helvella latispora

Helvella latispora

Helvella latispora

Helvella leucomelaena

Helvella leucomelaena

Helvella leucomelaena

Helvella leucopus

Helvella leucopus

Helvella levis

Helvella levis

Helvella ludovicae

Helvella ludovicae

Helvella lutescens

Helvella lutescens

Helvella macropus

Helvella macropus

Helvella maculata

Helvella maculata

Helvella maculatoides

Helvella maculatoides

Helvella maroccana

Helvella maroccana

Helvella menzeliana

Helvella menzeliana

Helvella mesatlantica

Helvella mesatlantica

Helvella minor

Helvella minor

Helvella mitraeformis

Helvella mitraeformis

Helvella monachella

Helvella monachella

Helvella nannfeldtii

Helvella nannfeldtii

Helvella neopallescens

Helvella neopallescens

Helvella nigra

Helvella nigra

Helvella nigripes

Helvella nigripes

Helvella orienticrispa

Helvella orienticrispa

Helvella pallida

Helvella pallida

Helvella pallidula

Helvella pallidula

Helvella palustris

Helvella palustris

Helvella panormitana

Helvella panormitana

Helvella papuensis

Helvella papuensis

Helvella paraphysitorquata

Helvella paraphysitorquata

Helvella pedunculata

Helvella pedunculata

Helvella pezizoides

Helvella pezizoides

Helvella philonotis

Helvella philonotis

Helvella phlebophora

Helvella phlebophora

Helvella phlebophoroides

Helvella phlebophoroides

Helvella pileata

Helvella pileata

Helvella platycephala

Helvella platycephala

Helvella platypodia

Helvella platypodia

Helvella pocillum

Helvella pocillum

Helvella poculiformis

Helvella poculiformis

Helvella pseudoalpina

Helvella pseudoalpina

Helvella pseudolacunosa

Helvella pseudolacunosa

Helvella pseudoreflexa

Helvella pseudoreflexa

Helvella pubescens

Helvella pubescens

Helvella pulchra

Helvella pulchra

Helvella pulla

Helvella pulla

Helvella quadrisulca

Helvella quadrisulca

Helvella queletiana

Helvella queletiana

Helvella reflexa

Helvella reflexa

Helvella retinervis

Helvella retinervis

Helvella rivularis

Helvella rivularis

Helvella robusta

Helvella robusta

Helvella rossica

Helvella rossica

Helvella rugosa

Helvella rugosa

Helvella schaefferi

Helvella schaefferi

Helvella scrobiculata

Helvella scrobiculata

Helvella scyphoides

Helvella scyphoides

Helvella semiobruta

Helvella semiobruta

Helvella sichuanensis

Helvella sichuanensis

Helvella sinensis

Helvella sinensis

Helvella solida

Helvella solida

Helvella solitaria

Helvella solitaria

Helvella spadicea

Helvella spadicea

Helvella spinosospora

Helvella spinosospora

Helvella subfusispora

Helvella subfusispora

Helvella subglabra

Helvella subglabra

Helvella sublactea

Helvella sublactea

Helvella sublicia

Helvella sublicia

Helvella subspadicea

Helvella subspadicea

Helvella subtinta

Helvella subtinta

Helvella taiyuanensis

Helvella taiyuanensis

Helvella terrestris

Helvella terrestris

Helvella terricola

Helvella terricola

Helvella tianshanensis

Helvella tianshanensis

Helvella tinta

Helvella tinta

Helvella tomentosa

Helvella tomentosa

Helvella ulvinenii

Helvella ulvinenii

Helvella umbella

Helvella umbella

Helvella umbraculiformis

Helvella umbraculiformis

Helvella umbrina

Helvella umbrina

Helvella underwoodii

Helvella underwoodii

Helvella unicolor

Helvella unicolor

Helvella vacini

Helvella vacini

Helvella verruculosa

Helvella verruculosa

Helvella vespertina

Helvella vespertina

Helvella villosa

Helvella villosa

Helvella xinjiangensis

Helvella xinjiangensis

Helvella zhongtiaoensis

Helvella zhongtiaoensis