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White-footed Elf Cup - Helvella leucomelaena Brittle, mostly brown fruiting body that had a short, stubby, whitish stem.<br />
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Habitat: Growing in moss in a mixed forest<br />
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Habitat: Growing in moss in a mixed forest<br />
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White-footed Elf Cup - Helvella leucomelaena

Brittle, mostly brown fruiting body that had a short, stubby, whitish stem.

Habitat: Growing in moss in a mixed forest

White-footed Elf Cup - Helvella leucomelaena Brittle, mostly brown fruiting body that had a short, stubby, whitish stem.<br />
<br />
Habitat: Growing in moss in a mixed forest<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144213/white-footed_elf_cup_-_helvella_leucomelaena.html Geotagged,Helvella leucomelaena,Spring,United States,White-footed Elf Cup

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"Helvella leucomelaena", commonly known as the "white-footed elf cup", is a species of fungi in the Helvellaceae family, Pezizales order. As its common name implies, it is characterized by the white coloring of its stem.

Similar species: Pezizales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 10, 2022. Captured Apr 22, 2022 14:50 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm