MycoKey : the species Helvella astieri

Generic short diagnoses: Medium to large, ± stipitate, cup-shaped to saddle-shaped or folded operculate discomycetes, often with ± furrowed stipes and greyish, dull brown to black colours. All (?) ectomycorrhizal.


Helvella astieri

Helvella astieri
Illustration and © Thomas Læssøe
Denmark, 1998
Helvella astieri
Illustration and © Thomas Læssøe
Denmark, 1998

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