elfin saddle
Noun
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Noun
elfin saddle (plural elfin saddles)
- Any of certain ascomycetous fungi of genus Helvella with an irregular cap resembling a saddle, especially Helvella crispa or Helvella lacunosa.
- The ascomycete Gyromitra infula, which similarly resembles a saddle.
- 1980, The University of Washington Arboretum Bulletin, Volumes 43-45, page 39 ↗,
- […] since the Bohemian morel can be confused with the toxic elfin saddle (Gyromitra infula) or other undesirable fungi.
- 2005, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Oregon), Research Note PNW-RN-546, page 7 ↗,
- Of the several species of Gyromitra that might be encountered in Alaska, two are especially important for morel hunters to learn: Gyromitra esculenta ssp. lato, the beefsteak false morel, and G. infula ssp. lato, the elfin saddle.
- 1980, The University of Washington Arboretum Bulletin, Volumes 43-45, page 39 ↗,
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