Species
Thelephora palmata (Stinking earthfan)
Thelephora palmata. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Thelephora palmata (commonly known as the stinking earthfan or the fetid false coral) is a species of clavarioid fungus in the family Thelephoraceae. The fruit bodies are leathery and coral-like, with branches that are narrow at the base before widening out like a fan and splitting into numerous flattened prongs. The wedge-like tips are whitish when young, but darken as the fungus matures. The common names of the fungus refers to its pungent odor, likened to…
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