Helvella compressa

Helvella compressa

Helvella compressa is characterized by a dark grey to grey-brown, saddle-shaped cap, a pubescent, pale sterile lower surface and a relatively smooth, white stipe.
Helvella Compressa Geotagged,Helvella compressa,Spring,United States

Appearance

Pileus
Pileus saddle-shaped, two to occasionally three-lobed, 2.5-4.0 cm broad, separated by a narrow gap; margin when young partially inrolled over the upper, fertile surface, in age flattened against the stipe; upper, fertile surface smooth, dry, dull medium grey to grey-brown; lower surface sterile, pallid to pale grey, pubescent; flesh thin, brittle, pale-grey, unchanging when injured or cut; odor and taste mild.

Stipe
Stipe 4-10 cm tall, 0.5-1.0 cm thick, straight, occasionally somewhat sinuous, round, compressed to furrowed, stuffed or hollow at maturity, equal to tapering to a narrowed apex; surface minutely hairy (use hand lens), white to pallid.
Helvella compressa Geotagged,Helvella compressa,Spring,United States

Naming

Paxina compressa

Habitat

Scattered to gregarious in mixed hardwood/conifer woods

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassPezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilyHelvellaceae
GenusHelvella
SpeciesHelvella compressa
Photographed in
United States of America