Thelephora palmata (Scop.) Fr. Stinkende Lederkoralle. Fruit body 2–5cm high, 1–3cm across, comprising several erect, flattened, palmate purple-brown branches arising from a common stem 10–15 x 2–5mm. Flesh leathery. Smell fetid or strongly of garlic. Spores reddish-brown, angular and spiny, 8–11 x 7–8µ. Habitat on the ground near conifers. Season late summer to late autumn. Rare. Easily recognized by the strong smell. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.