Is this a Helvella Crispa?

[Wallenstein]

These are growing in my parents' garden (East Anglia) under a large pine tree.

The closest I've found is Helvella Crispa, but the brown tops are making me wonder...

 

[v-ness]

Hey,
the closest I have found is this picture that shows hellvella crispa with white and brown cap. (Possibly only brown underside) Otherwise no idea, nothing else matches as well.


www.wussu.com/shrooms/images/helv2t.jpg

Cheers
Ness

 

[Geoff Dann]

Well...it's either a very strange-coloured H. crispa or it is one of the rare Gyromitra species (false morels). I am going to check with a higher authority...

ETA: the HA reckons its H. crispa with the cap gone funny...

 

[ganstey]

I had to read it at least half a dozen times before I realised it wasn't called Helluva Crispa

 

[Geoff Dann]

If yer interested...

http://www.abfg.org/bap/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=619&p=3347#p3347

 

[Wallenstein]

If yer interested...

http://www.abfg.org/bap/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=619&p=3347#p3347

Fantastic - thanks all, appreciate the efforts. These appear to be past their prime, so I presume the discolouration of the caps is part of the decay process.

 

[Geoff Dann]

Fantastic - thanks all, appreciate the efforts. These appear to be past their prime, so I presume the discolouration of the caps is part of the decay process.

No. They don't normally do this, but this year they are doing it everywhere. See linked thread.

 

[Galemys]

Found a normal coloured one here in Holland last week, will check next week if the cap turns brown:

Cheers,

Tom