SADDLE FUNGI 



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Figure 107. Hei.vei.i.a i.acuxosa 



Helvella elastica 

 Tough Helvella 



Cap 1-4 cm. wide and high, 

 gravish to brdwiiish ur blackish, not 

 wrinkled, usualh' twn-hilied and 

 saddle-shaped, l)ut often irregular ; 

 stem 3-6 cm. bv 4-6 mm., whitisli 

 or gravisli. not ril)bed, slender, 

 tough, hollow; spores clear, el- 

 liptic, smooth, 16-20 >v 10-12/x. Tlie 

 name refers to the elastic stem. 



Common on the gr(jund in 

 woods, usually in troops ; edible, but 

 the stems should be removed, or 

 cooked separately for a longer time. 



GYROillTK.V 



Much like H e 1 v e 11 a, but 

 the cap more irregular, scarcely 

 saddle-shaped, more or less inflated 

 and folded, and the edge united in 

 places with the stem. ( )ne species 

 of the genus, (',. i n f u 1 a, has been 

 placed in both genera, (lyromi- 

 tra esculent a is re|)Uted to 



Figure 108. Heiaei.l.v ckisi'a 



