Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales	Family: Thelephoraceae
Species: Thelephora penicillata (Pers.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Phylacteria mollissima Thelephora mollissima Thelephora spiculosa Urchin Earthfan

Common Name:

Urchin Earthfan

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Photographer: © Donna Rainey

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (6) Larix (2) Tilia (2) Quercus (2) Carex (2) Corylus avellana (1) Coniferophyta (1) Bryophyta (1) Betula pubescens (1) Taxus baccata (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (7) Soil Mossy (7) Soil Leaves (6) Fallen Tree (2) Soil Grassy (2) Moss (1) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) July (1) August (5) September (14) October (8)