| Phylum: Ascomycota | Class: Pezizomycetes |
| Order: Pezizales | Family: Helvellaceae |
| Species: Helvella elastica Bull. | |
| Synonyms: |
Coesyn Ystwyth Helvella albida Helvella elastica f. guepinioides Helvella fuliginosa Helvella guepinioides Helvella klotzschiana Helvella pulla Leptopodia elastica Leptopodia elastica var. guepinioides Leptopodia elastica var. guepinoides Leptopodia klotzschiana Leptopodia pulla |
| Common Name: | Elastic Saddle |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (8) Quercus (7) Corylus avellana (7) Betula (2) Quercus petraea (2) Picea (1) Luzula (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Carex (1) Poa (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (6) Woodland (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: plantation (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (26) Soil Leaves (6) Soil Mossy (5) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) August (1) September (14) October (30) |
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