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Helvella elastica — Elastic Saddle Fungus — Helvellaceae


Small to medium mushroom. Cap saddle-shaped to somewhat irregular, the margin turned towards the stalk but not attached. Upper surface medium brown to gray-brown, smooth; lower surface paler than the upper, smooth. Stalk equal, slender, colored as the cap or paler, round in cross-section. Saprophytic.
 
 
Habitat:  Scattered in deep debris under conifers, often Western Redcadar. 

Scent: Not distinctive

Spores: White

Season: Autumn



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Irregular saddle-shaped cap
Heart O' The Forest Trail, ONP

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Stalk and cap similar color
Heart O' The Forest Trail, ONP

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