Kingdom Fungi Class Pezizomycetes Family Helvellaceae Scientific name Helvella solitaria | Division Ascomycota Order Pezizales Genus Helvella Rank Species | |
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Similar Helvella leucomelaena, Ascobolus denudatus, Ascobolus carbonarius, Ascodesmidaceae, Helvella ephippium | ||
Helvella solitaria fungi kingdom
Helvella solitaria is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae. Originally described as Peziza solitaria by Petter Karsten in 1869, he transferred it to the genus Helvella in 1871. The fungus has a boreal and temperate distribution.
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Consumption of this fungus is not recommended as similar species in the Helvellaceae contain the toxin gyromitrin.
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