Thelephora palmata

(Scop.) Fr.

Fetid False Coral

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.946892
Element CodeNFTHE01010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderThelephorales
FamilyThelephoraceae
GenusThelephora
Synonyms
Clavaria palmataScop.Merisma palmatum(Scop.) Pers.Phylacteria palmata(Scop.) Pat.Ramaria palmata(Scop.) Holmsk.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Laurel Branch AdditionCherokee National Forest5,577
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)