Helvella solitaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Helvellaceae
Genus: Helvella
Species:
H. solitaria
Binomial name
Helvella solitaria
(P.Karst.) P.Karst. (1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Peziza solitaria P.Karst. (1869)
  • Acetabula calyx Sacc. (1873)
  • Lachnea solitaria (P.Karst.) Bizz. & Sacc. (1876)
  • Peziza amphora Quél. (1877)
  • Acetabula amphora (Quél.) Sacc. (1889)
  • Paxina calyx (Sacc.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Paxina amphora (Quél.) Kuntze (1891)

Helvella solitaria is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae. Originally described as Peziza solitaria by Petter Karsten in 1869, he transferred it to the genus Helvella in 1871.[2] The fungus has a boreal and temperate distribution.[3]

Helvella queletii is a synonym of this species.[3]

Edibility

Consumption of this fungus is not recommended as similar species in the Helvellaceae contain the toxin gyromitrin.

References

  1. ↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Helvella solitaria P. Karst". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  2. ↑ Karsten, P.A. (1871). Mycologia fennica. Pars prima. Discomycetes. Bidrag till Kännedom av Finlands Natur och Folk (in Latin). Vol. 19. p. 37.
  3. 1 2 Landeros F, Iturriaga T, Guzmán-Dávalos L (2012). "Type studies in Helvella (Pezizales) 1". Mycotaxon. 119: 35–63. doi:10.5248/119.35.


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