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Helvella lacunosa

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Fluted Black Helvetta

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123544

Element CodeNFFUN14010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumAscomycota

ClassAscomycetes

OrderPezizales

FamilyHelvellaceae

GenusHelvella

Concept Reference

Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Species Fungorum (2018) includes Helvela mitra and H. sulcata in H. lacunosa, while Mycobank (accessed 2021) lists them as distinct and treats H. mitra as Elvela mitra.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-01-06

Change Date1993-01-06

Edition Date1993-01-06

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Range Extent Comments

Temperate regions.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
New Brunswick	SU	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devil's Den 09083	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	9,169

References (4)

Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.