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Thelephora palmata.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Stinkende Lederkoralle
Thelephora palmata Mushroom
Ref No: 9490
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Thelephora palmata2 Mushroom
Ref No: 9491
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Thelephora palmata3 Mushroom
Ref No: 9492
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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

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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