Pictures of Pacific North West plants - mainly flowers
Monday, November 23, 2020
Black Elfin Saddle Mushroom, Helvella vespertina
Found this specimen today growing in some wood chips next to the house. To me it has to be the ugliest mushroom I have ever seen! But I suppose it has its niche in the local ecology.......
I have them around my yard, and they are elsewhere on our island (SQEQOTE piers). In my mind i call them black wizards, or witch's mushrooms. Thanks for identifying them as it's good to know the real name, but I'll likely still call them black wizards.
I have them around my yard, and they are elsewhere on our island (SQEQOTE piers). In my mind i call them black wizards, or witch's mushrooms. Thanks for identifying them as it's good to know the real name, but I'll likely still call them black wizards.
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