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Definition of Helvella
1. Noun. Any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds.
Generic synonyms: False Morel
Group relationships: Genus Helvella
Specialized synonyms: Helvella Crispa, Miter Mushroom, Helvella Acetabulum, Helvella Sulcata
Group relationships: Genus Helvella
Specialized synonyms: Helvella Crispa, Miter Mushroom, Helvella Acetabulum, Helvella Sulcata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helvella
Literary usage of Helvella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1901)
"... helvella lacunosa Cap—Of one piece, thin and flexible like rubber cloth, folded
to saddle the apex of the stem. The two saddle-flaps are attached on ..."
2. Journal of Mycology by William Ashbrook Kellerman, Job Bicknell Ellis, Benjamin Matlack Everhart (1902)
"1785. 120. helvella GRACILIS Peck, 24. NY Rep. 1871. 121. helvella ... helvella
esculenta Persoon, Comm. 1800. This species is recorded in Lea's Catalogue. ..."