Helvella elastica — Elastic Saddle Fungus — Helvellaceae
Small to medium mushroom. Cap saddle-shaped to somewhat irregular, the margin turned towards the stalk but not attached. Upper surface medium brown to gray-brown, smooth; lower surface paler than the upper, smooth. Stalk equal, slender, colored as the cap or paler, round in cross-section. Saprophytic.
Habitat: Scattered in deep debris under conifers, often Western Redcadar.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Habitat: Scattered in deep debris under conifers, often Western Redcadar.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Irregular saddle-shaped cap
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Stalk and cap similar color
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