Thelephora terrestris    Ehrh.:Fr. 

common name(s) : Earthfan 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Incertae sedis/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Aphyllophoromycetideae  

synonyms: Phylacteria terrestris, Thelephora terrestris-terrestris 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Phylaeteria terrestris)  

edibility : inedible

photo gallery of Thelephora terrestris
photo gallery of Thelephora terrestris potential confusions with Thelephora terrestris toxicity of Thelephora terrestris genus Thelephora  

The fruiting body is rosette-shaped, actually composed of imbricate funnels, red-brown to chocolate-brown.

the odour is acidic.

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on wood or on the ground, in woods or dunes, on twigs and litter.

The fruiting period takes place from July to December.
Dimensions: width of fruiting body approximately 5 cm (between 3 and 6 cm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Thelephora terrestris is quite rare and scattered in the forest of Rambouillet, and is frequent, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Thelephora terrestris in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Thelephora terrestris in the forest of Rambouillet



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