Kingdom Fungi Subdivision Pezizomycotina Scientific name Helvella macropus | Rank Species | |
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Similar Helvella elastica, Helvella ephippium, Helvella acetabulum, Helvella leucomelaena, Peziza phyllogena | ||
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Helvella macropus is a species of fungus in the Helvellaceae family, Pezizales order. Ascocarps can be found in summer and autumn in woodland, usually (though not exclusively) associated with broad-leaved trees. The slender stem, up to 5 centimeters high, supports a cup shaped cap, the whole fruiting body being pale grey or brown, the inner (hymenial) surface of the cup usually being darker.
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Distribution
This species has a wide distribution in the northern hemisphere, having been recorded in Europe, North and Central America and also in China, and Japan.
References
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