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Helvella solitaria
P. Karst. 1871
Ascomycota > Pezizomycetes > Pezizales > Helvellaceae
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Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits TL7795

Summary

1 record from 1 site
Years (# of records): 2026 (1)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Associations: None
Substrates: None
Finder: Donna Welch
Identifier: Tony Leech
Confirmers: None
Comment: 'Probably with Salix in trackside grass'

Record Details

06/04/2026 Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits; TL776953; Donna Welch; Tony Leech; "Probably with Salix in trackside grass"; DNA barcoded; Lit. cited: 144;222
; Additional NotesCupulate apothecia to 40mm diameter; very dark, sooty brown (almost black). Underside straw-buff, shading to brown at edge; velutinous. Stipe deeply furrowed, straw-buff, to 25mm (broken) x 8mm at apex. Ribs extending slightly onto cup. Several of varying sizes in loose cluster over 1 - 2m. Mature spores sparse in squash (none dropped). Numerous immature spores (as noted in Spooner key), ellipsoid with single large oil drop. Spores 16.5-18.5 x 12-13. ITS barcode failed.

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