Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales	Family: Helvellaceae
Species: Helvella atra J. König

Synonyms:

Leptopodia atra

Common Name:

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus (2) Poa (2) Corylus avellana (2) Betula (1) Hedera helix (1) Fagus sylvatica (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Leaf Litter (2) Soil (2) Soil Leaves (2) Soil Mossy (2) Soil sandy (2) Dead Wood (1) Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) August (4) September (2) October (7) November (1)