Brownish helvella/elfin saddle mushroom- a distinctive fungus with a fibrous stalk and strange wrinkly cap. This one has a hole in it surrounded by white mold of some kind.

Same helvella fungus, with a person’s hand for scale. The mushroom is roughly the size of the hand, taller than the width of the palm.

Giant western black elfin saddle (Helvella vespertina, most likely) found in our backyard, seems like it’s being parasitized by some mold.

#mushrooms #fungi #helvella #elfinsaddle

A knobbly topped black fungus with a fibrous, hole filled stem grows from a gravel path covered in Doug Fir needles. The black fungus cap is a matte black with a kind of grey patina overlaying it, as if it is dusted with farina like an alpine primula. It feels like a jelly fungus when touched, but the stem, in spite of looking a bit spongy because of all the long holes, feels surprisingly tough. On the top left of the photo is a cedar hedge, on the top right is the base of a big plastic shrub pot, with some drip irrigation lines flopped in the background.

After not noticing any nifty fungi for ages, I saw so many good ones at work today - weird since it was the first frost of the year! I think this is Helvella vespertina, Fluted Black Elfin Saddle.
#mushrooms #fungifriends #Helvella

Happy Halloween by Helvella crispa

#Helvellacrispa #Helvella #Herbstlorchel #Elfinsaddle #Helvellecrépue #sillademontarblanca #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends #Halloween

Happy Halloween by Helvella crispa

#Helvellacrispa #Helvella #Herbstlorchel #Elfinsaddle #Helvellecrépue #sillademontarblanca #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends #Halloween

It´s all about mushrooms!
Helvella acetabulum
#fungifriends #mycology #helvella

Happy Fungal Friday with some Helvella love!
#helvella ##happyfungalfriday #fungi #mushroom #fungallover #mushroomart

Helvella leucomelaena

#Helvellaleucomelaena #Helvella #whitefootedelfcup #Dissingia #Dissingialeucomelaena #SchwarzweißerRippenbecherling #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends

#Helvella acetabulum (Bois de Morval, Cléry-en-Vexin, FR).

#Helvella acetabulum (Bois de Morval, Cléry-en-Vexin, FR).

#Helvella leucomelaena (Bois de Morval, Cléry-en-Vexin, FR).

#Helvella leucomelaena (Bois de Morval, Cléry-en-Vexin, FR).

#Helvella sulcata (Bois de Morval, Cléry-en-Vexin, FR).

#Helvella sulcata (Bois de Morval, Cléry-en-Vexin, FR).

Two interesting Ascomycota cup fungi: #Helvella leucomelaena and #Geospora sumneriana, near a pine (cut down 10 years ago) and a cedar, respectively (Villeneuve-Tolosane, FR).

Two interesting Ascomycota cup fungi: #Helvella leucomelaena and #Geospora sumneriana, near a pine (cut down 10 years ago) and a cedar, respectively (Villeneuve-Tolosane, FR).

Young specimen of #Helvella acetabulum, also known as 'Vinegar Cup', found this afternoon in the Bois-d'Arcy forest (Les Clayes-sous-Bois, FR). A first for me 🤗.

Elastic saddle, #Helvella elastica (Beynes, FR).

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Elastic saddle, #Helvella elastica (Beynes, FR).

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White saddle, #Helvella crispa (Beynes, FR).

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White saddle, #Helvella crispa (Beynes, FR).

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Elfin saddle, #Helvella lacunosa (Beynes, FR).

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Elfin saddle, #Helvella lacunosa (Beynes, FR).

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A lovely day in the forest of Beynes (Yvelines, FR) with the finding of three #Helvella species : H. lacunosa, H. crispa and H. elastica.

A lovely day in the forest of Beynes (Yvelines, FR) with the finding of three #Helvella species : H. lacunosa, H. crispa and H. elastica.