Western Black Elfin Saddle
探検菌類
Western Black Elfin Saddle
helvella vespertina
The Western Black Elfin Saddle is a unique mushroom with a wavy, black top that looks like a small saddle! Kids will love exploring their forests to find this funny-looking fungi hiding among the leaves.
生息地: It lives in moist, wooded areas, often found on the forest floor.
外見
The Western Black Elfin Saddle has a uniquely irregular, dark grey to black cap that is often saddle-shaped or deeply lobed. Its ridged or fluted stem, also dark, supports the cap, giving it a crinkled, almost brain-like appearance. This dark, textured look helps it stand out from smoother, lighter mushrooms.
界Fungi門Ascomycota綱Pezizomycetes目Pezizales科Helvellaceae属Helvella
カテゴリ
菌類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
It often grows near conifer trees, sharing their shady forest homes.
Its cap can look like a tiny, crinkled saddle, perfect for a forest elf!
Some people call its wavy stem 'fluted' because it looks like a column.
This mushroom was officially named as a distinct species only in 2004!
特殊能力
能力
Nutrient Recycler
Western Black Elfin Saddle can recycle nutrients because of enzymes that break down dead leaves, feeding the forest floor.
能力
Spore Launcher
Western Black Elfin Saddle can launch countless tiny spores that helps them spread and grow in new forest locations.
能力
Shadow Blaster
Western Black Elfin Saddle has a dark, crinkled shape that helps them blend into shadows and forest debris, staying hidden.
サイズと詳細
- 高さ
- 3-10 cm
- Edibility
- inedible
- Cap Diameter
- 2-10 cm
- 生育基質
- soil
- 季節
- Fall and sometimes spring
- 胞子の色
- White
生態系とのつながり
depends on
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
grows on its fallen needles and wood
depends on
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
decomposes organic matter from this tree
eaten by
Banana Slug
Ariolimax columbianus
slugs are known to graze on mushrooms
特徴
別名
Helvella MushroomWestern Elfin
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Always ask an adult before touching or eating any wild mushrooms!
よくある質問
Western Black Elfin Saddleの高さは何ですか？
3-10 cm
Western Black Elfin Saddleのedibilityは何ですか？
inedible
Western Black Elfin Saddleのcap Diameterは何ですか？
2-10 cm
Western Black Elfin Saddleは通常どこに生息していますか？
It lives in moist, wooded areas, often found on the forest floor.
Western Black Elfin Saddleの生育基質は何ですか？
soil
Western Black Elfin Saddleの季節は何ですか？
Fall and sometimes spring
Western Black Elfin Saddleの胞子の色は何ですか？
White
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