Extract from Wikipedia article: Helvella macropus is a species of fungus in the Helvellaceae family, Pezizales order. Ascocarps can be found in summer and autumn in woodland, usually (though not exclusively) associated with broad-leaved trees. The slender stem, up to 5 centimeters high, supports a cup shaped cap, the whole fruiting body being pale grey or brown, the inner (hymenial) surface of the cup usually being darker.
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) with mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) covered by mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) or may be H. fibrosa on white background on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) near a trail on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, October 21, 2018 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) collected by people at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018 Sam Houston National Forest, 394 FM 1375, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) under pines on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, February 23, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Ascomycete felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) with mold-like fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 6, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Dissected cup mushroom Helvella macropus with mold-like fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 6, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Young felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Close-up of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on charred forest floor on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 2, 2021 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) in a pine forest after a prescribed burn in spring on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on sandy soil among burned pine needles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on a charred forest floor on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 5, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on a side of a dirty trail in a mostly pine moderately wet forest, on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Side view of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Close-up of felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on black background on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, July 18, 2021 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) collected at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 13, 2021 San Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Felt saddle mushrooms (Helvella macropus) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Felt saddle mushroom (Helvella macropus) with mold fungus Hypomyces cervinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 1, 2024 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States