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Fungi: Ascomycota: Pezizomycetes: Pezizales: Helvellaceae: Helvella crispa (Scop.) Fr., 1822

Helvella crispa – White saddle

Synonyms: Costapeda crispa, Helvella atra, Helvella barlae, Helvella mitra, Helvella nigricans, Helvella pityophila, Merulius undulatus, Phallus costatus, Phallus crispus.

Common name: white saddle.

Russian names: Lopastnik kurchavyy, Gelvella kurchavaya.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Helvella crispa, also known as the white saddle, elfin saddle or common helvel, is an ascomycete fungus of the Helvellaceae family. The mushroom is readily identified by its irregularly shaped whitish cap, fluted stem, and fuzzy undersurfaces. It is found in eastern North America and in Europe, near deciduous trees in summer and autumn.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Elfin saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-07-19.htm">July 19, 2016</A>
LinkElfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 19, 2016
Location on mapsGlavnaya, 107, Syargi, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Elfin saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) on roadside in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-07-19.htm">July 19, 2016</A>
LinkElfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) on roadside in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 19, 2016
Location on mapsGlavnaya, 107, Syargi, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
White saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>, Russian name Lopastnik) on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-07-24.htm">July 24, 2016</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa, Russian name Lopastnik) on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
White saddle mushroom (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) along a road around Kavgolovskoe Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-07-25.htm">July 25, 2017</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) along a road around Kavgolovskoe Lake near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2017
Location on mapsDachnaya ul., Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
White saddle mushroom (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-08-06.htm">August 6, 2017</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 6, 2017
White saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) on a lawn in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-10-04.htm">October 4, 2017</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) on a lawn in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2017
White saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-10-04.htm">October 4, 2017</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2017
Location on mapsNaberezhnaya Peki Karpovki, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
White saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) near Lisiy Nos. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-08-26.htm">August 26, 2018</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) near Lisiy Nos. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 26, 2018
Location on mapsПолянская дорога, Поляны, Лисий Нос, Санкт-Петербург, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 189645, Россия
Elfin saddle mushroom (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-08-29.htm">August 29, 2018</A>
LinkElfin saddle mushroom (Helvella crispa) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 29, 2018
Location on mapsLeningrad Oblast, Russia, 188667
Large elfin saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) on a roadside slope near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-01.htm">September 1, 2018</A>
LinkLarge elfin saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) on a roadside slope near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
Small elfin saddle mushrooms <B>Helvella crispa</B> or may be H. solitaria near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-03.htm">September 3, 2018</A>
LinkSmall elfin saddle mushrooms Helvella crispa or may be H. solitaria near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2018
Location on mapsLeninskaya Tropa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
White saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) on roadside near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-06.htm">September 6, 2018</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) on roadside near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
Location on mapsЭкотропа "У Лукоморья", Лисий Нос, Санкт-Петербург, Северо-Западный федеральный округ, 189645, Россия
White saddle mushrooms (<B>Helvella crispa</B>) between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-08-13.htm">August 13, 2024</A>
LinkWhite saddle mushrooms (Helvella crispa) between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024
Location on maps188667, Рапполово, Leningrad, Russia

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Acknowledgements

Russian web-forums Planeta Gribov, V Kontakte, and Griby Sredney Polosy for learning names of local mushrooms.

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