Coral-like mushroom Thelephora anthocephala under broadleaf trees in Gardens of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2017
Pamyatnik Politekhnikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 195251Synonyms: Clavaria anthocephala, Merisma anthocephalum, Merisma clavulare, Merisma foetidum, Phylacteria anthocephala, Phylacteria clavularis, Phylacteria terrestris, Thelephora americana, Thelephora clavularis, Thelephora palmata, Thelephora terrestris.
Russian name: Telefora tsvetochnogolovaya.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Thelephora anthocephala is a species of coral fungus in the family Thelephoraceae. It was originally described as new to science in 1786 by French botanist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard, who placed it in the genus Clavaria. Elias Fries transferred it to Thelephora in his 1838 work Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici.
Thelephora anthocephala is a species of fungus that belongs to the family Thelephoraceae. It is characterized by its coralloid to branched basidiocarps with a whitish to pale brown color and wavy margins. In St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and north-western Russia, Thelephora anthocephala has been found growing in association with coniferous trees, particularly spruce and pine, typically in acidic soils and moist habitats such as forests, bogs, and heathlands. Fruiting bodies usually appear from late summer to early autumn.
Coral-like mushroom Thelephora anthocephala under broadleaf trees in Gardens of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2017Pamyatnik Politekhnikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 195251
Thelephora anthocephala in moss in Gardens of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2017Pamyatnik Politekhnikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 195251
Coral-like mushroom Thelephora anthocephala in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017Primorskoye sh., 251, Sestroretsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Mushrooms Thelephora anthocephala under maple trees near a memorial in Gardens of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 19, 2017Pamyatnik Politekhnikam, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 195251
Thelephora anthocephala mushrooms in moss near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Thelephora anthocephala(?) mushrooms in moss in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 27, 2018Unnamed Road, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197701
Coral-like mushrooms Thelephora anthocephala near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755Observations of Thelephora anthocephala in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia reveal its presence in various locations. It was found under broadleaf trees in the Gardens of Polytechnic Institute in Saint Petersburg on July 29, 2017, and again under maple trees near a memorial on August 19, 2017. The fungus was also spotted in moss in the same gardens on July 29, 2017. In Tarkhovka, near Sestroretsk, it was observed on August 15, 2017, and possibly again on August 27, 2018. Additionally, Thelephora anthocephala was found near Lisiy Nos, south of Saint Petersburg, in moss on August 17, 2018, and in a coral-like formation on September 1, 2018. These sightings suggest the fungus prefers shaded, moist areas with broadleaf trees or moss. Its appearances were recorded from July to September, indicating a summer to early fall growth period.
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