Gyromitra infula

Taxobox
name = Elfin saddle


image_caption = "G. infula"
Albin Schmalfuß, 1897
regnum = Fungi
phylum = Ascomycota
subphylum = Pezizomycotina
classis = Pezizomycetes
ordo = Pezizales
familia = Helvellaceae
genus = "Gyromitra"
species = "G. infula"
binomial = "Gyromitra infula"
binomial_authority = (Schaeff.) Quél., 1886mycomorphbox
name = Gyromitra infula
hymeniumType=smooth
capShape = convex
whichGills = NA
stipeCharacter=bare
sporePrintColor=yellow
sporePrintColor2=buff
ecologicalType=saprotrophic
ecologicalType2=mycorrhizal
howEdible=inedible

"Gyromitra infula", known as the elfin saddle, is a member of the ascomycete mushrooms found in the northern hemisphere.

The specific epithet is derived from the Latin "infǔla", a heavy band of twisted wool worn by priests. [cite book | last = Simpson | first = D.P. | title = Cassell's Latin Dictionary | publisher = Cassell Ltd. | date = 1979 | edition = 5 | location = London | pages = 883 | id = ISBN 0-304-52257-0] It is up to 12 cm high and has a reddish brown folded cap, somewhat saddle-shaped. The stipe, which may reach 12 cm, can be various shades from reddish brown to whitish or even bluish in colour. This fungus can be found in or near coniferous woodland in autumn.Nilsson S, Persson O.(1977) "Fungi of Northern Europe 1: Larger Fungi (Excluding Gill Fungi)". p. 36-37. Penguin Books. isbn 0-14-063-005-8]

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