Helvella macropus (Pers.) P. Karst.
Family: Helvellaceae
Scurfy Elfin Cup
Helvella macropus image
National Mushroom Centre  
Mata, M., D. Penjor and S. Pradham. 2010. Fungi of Bhutan. National Mushroom Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan.

Local name: No local name known

Edibility: Inedible.

Habitat: On the litter under trees and scattered to gregarious.

Description: Cap: 2-5 cm diameter, cup-shaped to disc-shaped when young, plane to up lifted with age velvety and grey-brownish. Hymenophore: Smooth, greyish and sometimes with blackish spots. Stem: 2-6 cm long and 0.2-0.5 cm wide, equal, surface velvety and grey-brownish. Flesh: Thin and greyish-white. Spore Print: White.

Comments: H. macropus is characterized by an uplifted cap with a velvety to greyish-brown surface.