Helvella acetabulum (L.) Quél.
(Vinegar Cup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelvella acetabulum (Vinegar Cup)
GenusHelvella (saddle fungi)
FamilyHELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Helvella acetabulum (Vinegar Cup) :
1: Helvella acetabulum (Vinegar Cup)
24 Mar 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in gravel path under exotic shrubs and native trees
Image 1: Apothecium - LS - black backgroundImage 2: Apothecium - LS - white backgroundImage 3: Apothecium - oblique viewImage 4: Apothecium - oblique view (2)Image 5: Apothecium - oblique view - black backgroundImage 6: Apothecium - oblique view - white backgroundImage 7: Apothecium - side view - black backgroundImage 8: Apothecium - side view - natural backgroundImage 9: Apothecium - side view - natural background (2)Image 10: Apothecium - side view - natural background (3)Image 11: Apothecium - side view - white backgroundImage 12: Apothecium - top viewImage 13: Apothecium - top view (2)Image 14: Asci and paraphyses - magnifiedImage 15: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (2)Image 16: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (3)Image 17: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (4)Image 18: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (5)Image 19: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (6)Image 20: Asci and paraphyses - magnified (7)Image 21: Asci and paraphyses - magnified - white backgroundImage 22: Asci and paraphyses - magnified - white background (2)Image 23: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnificationImage 24: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 25: Asci and paraphyses - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 26: Ascospores - magnified - white backgroundImage 27: Ascospores - magnified - white background (2)Image 28: Ascospores - magnified - white background (3)Image 29: Ascospores - magnified - white background (4)Image 30: Ascospores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 31: Ascospores - highly magnified - white background (2)Image 32: Ascospores - highly magnified - white background (3)Image 33: Ascospores - highly magnified - white background (4)Image 34: Ascospores - highly magnified - white background (5)Image 35: Ascospores - highly magnified - white background (6)Image 36: Ascospores - highly magnified - white background (7)Image 37: Ascospores - highly magnified - white background (8)
2: Helvella acetabulum (Vinegar Cup)
2 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak, Broom at side of entrance track
Image 1: Fruitbody - LSImage 2: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - side viewImage 4: Fruitbody - side-viewImage 5: Fruitbody - side-view (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - top-view
3: Helvella acetabulum (Vinegar Cup)
19 May 1978 OSGR: SE34 53° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 2: Fruitbody - side viewImage 3: Fruitbody - top view

Helvella acetabulum (Vinegar Cup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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