Thelephora is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae.

[2] Fruit bodies of species are leathery, usually brownish at maturity, and range in shape from coral-like tufts to having distinct caps.

Almost all species in the genus are thought to be inedible,[3] but Thelephora ganbajun is a gourmet fungus in Yunnan province of southwest China.

[3] Some Thelephora species are known to accumulate or even hyperaccumulate trace elements in fruit-bodies.

Thelephora penicillata hyperaccumulates cadmium and arsenic.