– Cap irregularly wrinkled to saddle-shaped, white to cream-yellow.
– Stem white, with pronounced grooves and hollows.
Morels
White Elfin Saddle agg.
Helvella crispa s. lat.
NA
Not applicable
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows on calcareous soil in deciduous forests and parks.
Notes
Edible, but must be thoroughly cooked, otherwise they can cause nausea.
White Elfin Saddle agg. is used here as a collective name for several closely related and difficult-to-separate species.
White Elfin Saddle agg. is used here as a collective name for several closely related and difficult-to-separate species.
Similar species
White forms of the poisonous Gyromitra esculenta are extremely rare but can occur, but these lack the sharp grooves on the stem.