Helvella elastica, commonly known as the flexible Helvella, elastic saddle, or brown elfin saddle, is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae of the order Pezizales. It has a roughly saddle-shaped yellow-brown cap atop a whitish stipe. It grows on soil in woods in Eurasia and North America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Elastic Saddle 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Order
- Pezizales
- Family
- Helvellaceae
- Genus
- Helvella
- Species
- Helvella elastica
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