Helvella silvicola (Nannf.) Harmaja
(a saddle fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Helvella silvicola (a saddle fungus)
Genus	Helvella (saddle fungi)
Family	HELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)
Order	PEZIZALES (cup fungus)
Subclass	PEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
Class	PEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Helvella silvicola is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Parslow, M. & Spooner, B.	2009	Wynnella silvicola (Beck)Nannf. (Helvellaceae) an elusive British discomycete	Field Mycology Vol 10 (3): 99-194, rear cover.

Helvella silvicola (a saddle fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Helvella
(saddle fungi)

HELVELLACEAE
(false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)

PEZIZALES
(cup fungus)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helvella silvicola (a saddle fungus)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Helvella silvicola (a saddle fungus)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Helvella silvicola is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)