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Urchin earthfan

Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Thelephorales: Thelephoraceae: Thelephora penicillata (Pers.) Fr.

Thelephora penicillata – urchin earthfan

Synonyms: Merisma cristatum, Merisma fimbriatum, Merisma penicillatum, Phylacteria mollissima, Phylacteria spiculosa, Thelephora cladoniaeformis, Thelephora cladoniiformis, Thelephora cristata, Thelephora fimbriata, Thelephora mollissima, Thelephora palmata, Thelephora spiculosa.

Common name: urchin earthfan.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Urchin earthfan mushroom (<B>Thelephora penicillata</B>) under pine trees near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-08.htm">June 8, 2021</A>
LinkUrchin earthfan mushroom (Thelephora penicillata) under pine trees near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Urchin earthfan fungus (<B>Thelephora penicillata</B>) on sandy soil under pine trees near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-08.htm">June 8, 2021</A>
LinkUrchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) on sandy soil under pine trees near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Urchin earthfan fungus (<B>Thelephora penicillata</B>) on sandy soil near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-08.htm">June 8, 2021</A>
LinkUrchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) on sandy soil near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Urchin earthfan fungus (<B>Thelephora penicillata</B>) with grass on sandy soil near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-08.htm">June 8, 2021</A>
LinkUrchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) with grass on sandy soil near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Close-up of urchin earthfan fungus (<B>Thelephora penicillata</B>) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-08.htm">June 8, 2021</A>
LinkClose-up of urchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Rosette-like clusters of urchin earthfan mushrooms (<B>Thelephora penicillata</B>) with grass and pine needles near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-08.htm">June 8, 2021</A>
LinkRosette-like clusters of urchin earthfan mushrooms (Thelephora penicillata) with grass and pine needles near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Branched and pointed tips of urchin earthfan fungus (<B>Thelephora penicillata</B>) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-08.htm">June 8, 2021</A>
LinkBranched and pointed tips of urchin earthfan fungus (Thelephora penicillata) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

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