Sooty cup
Helvella leucomelaena
currently accepted name: Dissingia leucomelaena (2019) — accepted name according to GBIF; the catalogue keeps the familiar one
Genus Helvella. Family Helvellaceae. Order Pezizales.
Photo Wikipedia, Ron Pastorino
Description
Helvella leucomelaena, the sooty cup, forms dark, almost black cups on a short white stalk. It grows mostly in coniferous woodland, often on sandy soil, appearing in spring, and occurs in Europe and North America.
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