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synonyms: Stinkende Lederkoralle |
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location: North America, Europe |
edibility: Inedible |
fungus colour: Brown |
normal size: Less than 5cm |
cap type: Other |
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
spore colour: Light to dark brown |
habitat: Grows on the ground |
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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.
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