Helvella iberica

Species associated with Mediterranean Quercus forests.

Ectal excipulum of textura globulosa-angularis, with cylindrical, rounded terminal elements.

Asci cylindrical, 8-spored, uniseriate, operculate, up to 275 µm long, inamyloid in Melzer's reagent.

Paraphyses filiform, simple, multiseptate, slightly swollen at the apex, with brownish intracellular pigment inside, darkening noticeably in Melzer's reagent.

Ascospores ellipsoidal, smooth, hyaline, thin-walled, with a large central oil droplet inside and smaller polar guttules.

Herbarium material available: JTP2458/25.