Helvella corium is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae of the order Pezizales. This inedible cup-shaped fungus is black, and grows on the ground often near willows in deciduous or mixed forests.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Helvella corium being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pseudoplectania nigrella
- Plectania milleri
- Neournula nordmanensis
- Dissingia leucomelaena
- Donadinia nigrella
- Helvella fibrosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Order
- Pezizales
- Family
- Helvellaceae
- Genus
- Helvella
- Species
- Helvella corium
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