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Cap 1-5 cm; stalk 3-10 cm long x 5-30 mm diameter, equal

Ascospores 17-21 x 10-14 µm, ellipsoid, smooth, with one oil droplet.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

The multi-ribbed whitish stalk and folded, wrinkled whitish cap make this fungus distinctive. It is told from similar species by the hairiness of the cap undersurface, and margins free from the stalk

Nutritional Mode

Possibly mycorrhizal

Deciduous or coniferous woods, especially under oak in Iowa

Fluted white Helvella; White elfin saddle

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