Helvella ephippium is a species of fungi in the family Helvellaceae, Pezizales order. It appears in summer and autumn as an upright white stem up to tall supporting a greyish-brown saddle-shaped cap. It is found in woodland and is variously listed as inedible or "edible but uninspiring" Distribution This is a European species, also recorded in China. References ephippium Fungi of China Fungi of Europe Fungi described in 1841 Taxa named by Joseph-Henri Léveillé