Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Helvellaceae
Species: Helvella crispa (Scop.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Coesyn Rhychog Gwyn Helvella mitra Phallus crispus

Common Name:

White Saddle

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (35) Quercus (17) Corylus avellana (8) Quercus petraea (5) Poa (3) Betula (2) Carex (2) Quercus ilex (1) Tilia (1) Rubus fruticosus (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Betula pubescens (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Acer (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (15) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12) Woodland (8) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (7) Parkland and scattered trees (6) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Calcareous grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (78) Soil Leaves (21) Soil Grassy (7) Soil Mossy (6) Leaf Litter (3) Grass (1) Litter (1) Soil bare (1) Stone (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (7) March (3) August (6) September (43) October (110) November (14)