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Helvella atra
Helvella atra, commonly known as the dark elfin saddle, is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae of the order Pezizales.
From the article Helvella atra on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The gray mushroom has a saddle-shaped cap, up to 2 centimetres (3⁄4 in) tall and wide. The stalk is up to 3.5 cm long and 5 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick.
Range & habitat
This species has been found in China and Japan. It is listed in A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas and has been reported on iNaturalist as having been found once in western North Carolina and across similar latitudes, including several times across the Eastern US, in Europe, Russia, etc.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 350976.