Lentaria afflata    (Lagger) Corner 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Phallomycetidae/Gomphales/Lentariaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Gomphales/Lentariaceae  

synonyms: Clavaria delicata, Lentaria delicata, Multiclavula afflata 

edibility : unknown edibility

potential confusions with Lentaria afflata toxicity of Lentaria afflata genus Lentaria  

The fruiting body is shaped like a branched shrub, white with shades of pink or ochre.

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on wood, on rotten wood, in greenhouses (tropical species).

The fruiting period takes place from October to December.
Dimensions:
  total height approximately 1.5 cm (between 0 and 3 cm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Lentaria afflata is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is very rare, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18