Kebnat

Helvella

15 species

In Québec, the genus Helvella (family Helvellaceae) counts 15 species of mushrooms. The stars? White Saddle, Elfin Saddle and Felt Saddle, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 5 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  2. Capitale-Nationale5
  3. Outaouais5
  4. Laurentides5
  5. Estrie3
  6. Montréal3
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  8. Nord-du-Québec3
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Côte-Nord2
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  13. Montérégie2
  14. Mauricie1
  15. Laval1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Helvella 15

Pezizales
All2,745Agaricales945Lecanorales276Russulales170Polyporales149Boletales143Helotiales119Pezizales116Peltigerales77Hypocreales68Hymenochaetales58Caliciales56Pucciniales40Cantharellales35Xylariales31Pertusariales29Thelephorales29Gomphales27Teloschistales26Umbilicariales20Lecideales17Dacrymycetales15Verrucariales15Geastrales12Ostropales12Phallales12Arthoniales11Auriculariales11Geoglossales11Rhytismatales11Taphrinales11Leotiales10Rhizocarpales10Gloeophyllales7Mycosphaerellales7Pleosporales7Trapeliales7Acarosporales6Candelariales6Coniocybales6Entomophthorales6Eurotiales6Mycocaliciales6Tremellales6Diaporthales5Exobasidiales5Sebacinales5Botryosphaeriales4Corticiales4Mucorales4Baeomycetales3Hysteriales3Lichinales3Monoblastiales3Orbiliales3Tubeufiales3Venturiales3Abrothallales2Amylocorticiales2Atheliales2Atractiellales2Chaetosphaeriales2Hymeneliales2Neolectales2Patellariales2Platygloeales2Sarrameanales2Sordariales2Trypetheliales2Acrospermales1Bartheletiales1Boliniales1Capnodiales1Catinellales1Coronophorales1Cystofilobasidiales1Endogonales1Erythrobasidiales1Filobasidiales1Glomerellales1Hysterangiales1Laboulbeniales1Marthamycetales1Melanosporales1Onygenales1Ophiostomatales1Phacidiales1Phyllachorales1Pyrenulales1Sareales1Sclerococcales1Synchytriales1Thelebolales1Trechisporales1Tremellodendropsidales1Ustilaginales1Xenasmatellales1Unknown classification3
Helvellaceae
All116Pezizaceae25Pyronemataceae24Helvellaceae16Discinaceae11Morchellaceae10Sarcoscyphaceae7Sarcosomataceae7Ascobolaceae3Otideaceae3Tarzettaceae3Pyropyxidaceae2Ascodesmidaceae1Caloscyphaceae1Pulvinulaceae1Rhizinaceae1Tuberaceae1
White Saddle92 observations
Elfin Saddle18 observations
Felt Saddle18 observations
Elastic Saddle15 observations
Black scurfy fairy cup10 observations
Dark elfin saddle5 observations
Vinegar Cup3 observations
Helvella fibrosa3 observations
Helvelle cupuliforme2 observations
Ribbed elfin saucer1 observations
Helvella compressaHelvella compressa
Helvelle costéeHelvella costifera
Helvella ephippiumHelvella ephippium
Helvella levisHelvella levis
palefoot saddleHelvella monachella