Helvella lacunosa

Helvella lacunosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Helvellaceae
Genus:	Helvella
Species:	H. lacunosa
Binomial name
Helvella lacunosa (Afzel.)

Helvella lacunosa Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium attachment is not applicable
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic or mycorrhizal
	Edibility is not recommended

Helvella lacunosa, known as the slate grey saddle or fluted black elfin saddle in North America, simply as the elfin saddle in Britain, is an ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. It is one of the most common species in the genus Helvella.^[1] The mushroom is readily identified by its irregularly shaped grey cap, fluted stem, and fuzzy undersurfaces. It is usually found in Eastern North America and in Europe, near deciduous and coniferous trees in summer and autumn.