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Two new species and a new record of Helvella (Helvellaceae, Pezizales) from South Korea

  • 1. Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea
  • 2. Ecological Technology Research Team, Division of Ecological Applications Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, 33657, Republic of Korea
  • 3. Forest Biodiversity Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 11186, Republic of Korea
  • 4. National Ecological Survey Team, Division of Ecological Survey, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, 33657, Republic of Korea

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Park, Sang-Young, Kim, Sohee, Park, Eunsu, Kwag, Young-Nam, Eo, Ju-Kyeong, Lee, Hwayong (2025): Two new species and a new record of Helvella (Helvellaceae, Pezizales) from South Korea. Phytotaxa 732 (2): 147-162, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.732.2.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.732.2.3

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