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elfin saddle en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. Any of certain ascomycetous fungi of genus Helvella with an irregular cap resembling a saddle, especially Helvella crispa or Helvella lacunosa.
    • Here too are the false morels (genus Gyromitra) and elfin saddles (genus Helvella), which are generally regarded — or suspected — to be poisonous when consumed, especially if eaten raw. 2003, William C. Roody, Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians, page 477:
  2. Any member of species Gyromitra infula of ascomycetes, which similarly resemble a saddle.
    • 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.
    • […]since the Bohemian morel can be confused with the toxic elfin saddle (Gyromitra infula) or other undesirable fungi. 1980, The University of Washington Arboretum Bulletin, volumes 43-45, page 39:

Forms

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Deriveds

fluted white elfin saddle · fluted black elfin saddle · brown elfin saddle

Relateds

false morel · morel · dryad's saddle

Translations (7)

cy coesyn rhychog (mushroom of the genus Helvella) · ca helvel·la (mushroom of the genus Helvella) · fr helvelle (mushroom of the genus Helvella) · fi mörsky (mushroom of the genus Helvella) · pl piestrzyca (mushroom of the genus Helvella) · fi piispanhiippa (Gyromitra infula) · pl piestrzenica infułowata (Gyromitra infula)