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

Synonyms:

Helvella mitra Phallus crispus

Common Name:

White Saddle

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (35) Quercus (16) Corylus avellana (8) Quercus petraea (5) Poa (3) Betula (2) Carex (2) Betula pubescens (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Quercus ilex (1) Acer (1) Rubus fruticosus agg. (1) Tilia (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (32) Woodland (21) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (17) Parkland and scattered trees (16) Woodland: mixed (16) Woodland and scrub (15) Built up area, domestic (10) Woodland: broadleaved (8) Scrub (6) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (5) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Calcareous grassland (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (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 (76) Soil Leaves (21) Soil Grassy (6) Soil Mossy (5) Leaf Litter (2) Litter (1) Soil bare (1) Stony (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (7) March (3) August (5) September (32) October (96) November (11)