Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Helvellaceae
Species: Helvella elastica Bull.

Synonyms:

Helvella albida Helvella fuliginosa Helvella klotzschiana Helvella pulla Leptopodia elastica Leptopodia klotzschiana Leptopodia pulla

Common Name:

Elastic Saddle

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (7) Quercus (7) Corylus avellana (6) Quercus petraea (2) Betula (2) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Luzula (1) Picea (1) Poa (1) Carex (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (15) Woodland (12) Woodland: mixed (9) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (8) Woodland and scrub (6) Built up area, domestic (4) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (4) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Neutral grassland (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (26) Soil Leaves (5) Soil Mossy (5)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) August (1) September (10) October (29)