An order of fungi that includes cup fungi and saddle fungi, characterized by cup-shaped or folded fruiting bodies.
From Helvella (a genus of fungi, named from Latin helvella meaning a cup or small cup) plus -ales (a taxonomic suffix for orders). The genus name likely relates to the cup-like shape of these fungi.
Helvellales includes some of the most bizarrely beautiful fungi on Earth—morels and saddle fungi look like alien spacecraft, and they're actually a culinary delicacy in many cultures!
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