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Status
May be found solitary or in overlapping clusters on the ground in hardwood forests.
Description
Fruiting body: Color ranges from yellow-brown to gray with radiating fibers, cup/vase-shaped; flesh thick, tough with unpleasant odor. Pores: Dirty white to gray; wrinkled with fine warts. Stalk: White to gray, may have hairs. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)
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Vase Thelephora in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Vase Thelephora in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Vase Thelephora in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Vase Thelephora (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2009).
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Robert Solem.
A Vase Thelephora (fertile surface) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2009).
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Joanne Solem.
Vase Thelephora in Howard Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Sue Muller.
Vase Thelephora in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2017). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
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Anne Looker.
Vase Thelephora in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Serenella Linares via iNaturalist.
Vase Thelephora in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2020). (c) mongroovington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Vase Thelephora in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013).
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Richard Orr.
Vase Thelephora growing in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/7/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Anne Looker.
A Vase Thelephora in Howard Co., Maryland (9/11/2011).
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Richard Orr.
Vase Thelephora in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2017). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem.
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Anne Looker.
Spores collected from a Vase Thelephora specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2009). Ellipsoid-angular, lumpy, sparsely spiny; measured 6.2-7.0 X 5.1-5.8 microns.
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Robert Solem.