where is it commonly found?
Canada, Iran, Hungary, Italy
Rhodotus
Described as having a circumboreal distribution, "R. palmatus" has been reported from Canada, Iran, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the area formerly known as the USSR, Korea, Japan, and New Zealand. In the United States it has been found in Indiana, and elsewhere in eastern North America. 
what is rhodotus? A genus in the fungus family Physalacriaceae where did it get its name from? The specific epithet is derived from the Latin "palmatus", meaning "shaped like a hand"—possibly a reference to the resemblance of the cap surface to the lines in the palm of a hand who described it first? Jean Bulliard where is it described? Systema Mycologicum is it edible? No what are its characteristics? The fruit body of "Rhodotus" has a cap, and stem without a ring or volva
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Rhodotus [SEP] Habitat and distribution
"R. palmatus" tends to fruit in cooler and moister weather, from spring to autumn in the United States, or autumn to winter in Britain and Europe. Described as having a circumboreal distribution, "R. palmatus" has been reported from Canada, Iran, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the area formerly known as the USSR, Korea, Japan, and New Zealand. In the United States it has been found in Indiana, and elsewhere in eastern North America. Although often described as "rare", a 1997 study suggests that it may be relatively common in Illinois. It has been suggested that an increase in the number of dead elms, a byproduct of Dutch elm disease, has contributed to its resurgence.