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Helvella acetabulum

vinegar cup

Helvella acetabulum — 2023-05-03
Scientific identification
Helvella acetabulum (L.) Quél.
Family
Helvellaceae
Class
Pezizomycetes
Genus
Helvella

Names across languages

  • English: vinegar cup
  • German: Hochgerippte Becher-Lorchel
  • Estonian: Karikhelvell
  • Russian: Лопастник бокальчатый

The scientific profile

From the latest record: 2023-05-03.

Cap

no distinct cap, but rather a lobed, cup-shaped structure, grayish-brown to dark brown, smooth or slightly wrinkled

Hymenium

hymenium is smooth

Hymenium attachment

hymenium attachment is not applicable

Stipe

stipe is hollow, cylindrical, furrowed, whitish to pale grayish-brown

Spore print

spore print is white

Ecology

ecology is saprotrophic

Edibility

edibility: not recommended, as some Helvella species contain the toxin gyromitrin

Fruit body

fruit body to 3-10 cm tall

Dimensions

cap" to 3-8 cm

Overview

Commonly known as the "Vinegar Cup," Helvella acetabulum is easily recognized by its distinct cup-shaped, lobed structure and furrowed stipe. It usually grows on the ground in mixed forests, particularly under hardwoods.

Published in: Quél. In: Hyménomycètes, Fasc. Suppl. (Alençon): 102. (1874).

Field encounters

5/13/23, 1:31 PM

Vienna - Am Mühlwasser, Danube-Auen National Park, Austria

Deciduous forest, sandy soil (birch, beech, oak, alder)

N 48° 11' 27.5" (48.19097), E 16° 29' 03.4" (16.48427)

🔆 Partial overcast with sun, semi-shade spot

Original Instagram post

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