title: Helvella atra
text: # Helvella atra
  
  Helvella atra is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae of the order Pezizales.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species has been found in China and Japan. It is listed in A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas and has been reported on iNaturalist as having been found once in western North Carolina and across similar latitudes, including several times across the Eastern US, in Europe, Russia, etc.
  
  