Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales Family: Helvellaceae
Species: Helvella fallax J. König
Synonyms: Helvella atra
Leptopodia atra
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Helvella fallaxPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Corylus avellana (2)
Poa (2)
Quercus (2)
Betula (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Hedera helix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (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 (2)