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Helvella elastica
brown elfin saddle, slender-stalked Helvella, smooth-stalked Helvella, flexible lorchel
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Distribution: H. elastica occurs in summer and fall in both conifer and hardwood forests.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
Identification Notes:
Helvella elastica typically has a saddle to broadly bell-shaped cap with the lower lobes frequently turned down toward the stipe and sometimes fused with it. The upper cap surface is buff to brown, sometimes with a violet tint, and the underside is whitish and hairless. The stipe is slender, hollow, equal or tapered upward, cream to pale buff.
Accepted Name:
Helvella elastica Bull.: Fr.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Helvella elastica in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Helvella elastica photos
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