White Elfin Saddle in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). These specimens were particularly large and found on a woodland road with scattered bits of oyster shell.
White Elfin Saddle in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). These specimens were particularly large and found on a woodland road with scattered bits of oyster shell.
White Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
White Elfin Saddle (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018).
Spores of White Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a White Elfin Saddle specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018).
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Status
Found solitary or in groups on ground or on very well-rotted wood; pine or hardwood forests (J. Solem, pers. comm.). Can be at least locally common on the lower Eastern Shore, fruiting both in the summer and fall (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).
Description
Fruiting body: Saddle-shaped with lobes bent toward stalk; margin smooth or slightly torn; flesh white and brittle. Stalk: White to pinkish-buff; deeply pitted or ribbed with internal chambers; ribs extend onto lower surface of cap. (J. Solem, pers. comm.) The ascospores are located on the surface of the hymenium or saddle (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).
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White Elfin Saddle in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). These specimens were particularly large and found on a woodland road with scattered bits of oyster shell.
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Lance Biechele.
White Elfin Saddle in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). These specimens were particularly large and found on a woodland road with scattered bits of oyster shell.
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Lance Biechele.
White Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
White Elfin Saddle (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018).
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Joanne Solem.
Spores of White Elfin Saddle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Spores collected from a White Elfin Saddle specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2018).
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Robert Solem.