Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Helvellaceae
Species: Helvella macropus (Pers.) P. Karst.

Synonyms:

Coesyn Llwydwyrdd Cyathipodia bulbosa Cyathipodia macropus Helvella bulbosa Lachnea bulbosa Lachnea macropus Macropodia macropus Macroscyphus macropus Octospora bulbosa Peziza bulbosa Peziza macropus Peziza stipitata

Common Name:

Felt Saddle

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (8) Corylus avellana (6) Quercus (2) Betula (1) Quercus robur (1) Salix (1) Ulmus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (13) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10) Built up area, domestic (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (17) Soil Leaves (7) Soil Mossy (6) Leaf Litter (2) Litter (1) Mossy stump (1) Soil Grassy (1) Wet leaves (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) March (1) July (2) August (8) September (16) October (23) November (2)