Species in Helvella, a genus of ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae, have fruiting bodies (technically ascocarps) that can assume a variety of forms: it may be shaped like an ear (auriculate), or a saddle; it may be convex or irregularly lobed and bent.
Helvella is a genus of ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae. Species in Helvella have fruiting bodies (technically ascocarps) that grow above the ground, and usually have stems. The cup-like fruiting body (the apothecium) can assume a variety of forms: it may be shaped like an ear (auriculate), or a saddle; it may be convex or irregularly lobed and bent. 
