''Helvella zhongtiaoensis'' is a species of

fungus A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

in the family

Helvellaceae The Helvellaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi, the best-known members of which are the elfin saddles of the genus '' Helvella''. Originally erected by Elias Magnus Fries in 1823 as ''Elvellacei'', it contained many genera. Several of these, ...

. It is found in China, where it grows in the forest under ''

Pinus tabulaeformis ''Pinus tabuliformis'', also called Manchurian red pine, Southern Chinese pine or Chinese red pine, is a pine native to northern China and northern Korea. Description ''Pinus tabuliformis'' is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to tall, with ...

''. The fungus was described as new to science in 1990 by Jin-Zhong Cao and Bo Liu.

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* zhongtiaoensis Fungi described in 1990 Fungi of China {{Pezizomycetes-stub