Thelephora caespitulans

Thelephora caespitulans

a species of clavarioid fungus in the family Thelephoraceae. The fruit bodies are leathery and coral-like, with branches
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Appearance

Erect, coriaceous, dusky drab to olive-brown below, paler above, very much branched forming clusters 2.5cm high by 2.5cm broad; pileus with numerous divisions joined together into a solid base but assurgent above and pressed together closely compressed, subcaniculate, frequently obtuse and whitish at the apex; hymenium amphigeneous

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderThelephorales
FamilyThelephoraceae
GenusThelephora
SpeciesThelephora caespitulans