Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales Family: Helvellaceae
Species: Helvella lacunosa Afzel.
Synonyms: Coesyn Rhychog Du
Helvella cinerea
Helvella costata
Helvella lacunosa var. sulcata
Helvella leucophaea
Helvella mitra
Helvella scutula var. cinerea
Helvella subcostata
Helvella sulcata
Common Name: Elfin Saddle


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Helvella lacunosaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (59)
Quercus (11)
Corylus avellana (6)
Quercus petraea (5)
Poa (4)
Larix (2)
Prunus laurocerasus (2)
Poaceae (2)
Carpinus betulus (2)
Betula (2)
Pinus (2)
Rubus fruticosus agg. (1)
Carex (1)
Betula pendula (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (35)
Woodland (25)
Parkland and scattered trees (20)
Woodland and scrub (20)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (18)
Woodland: mixed (17)
Built up area, domestic (10)
Woodland: broadleaved (9)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (6)
Scrub (4)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (90)
Soil Leaves (14)
Soil Mossy (10)
Soil Grassy (5)
Leaf Litter (3)
Dead Branch (2)
Litter (2)
Root (1)
Soil Needle (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (4)
March (2)
July (2)
August (8)
September (44)
October (101)
November (14)
December (1)