American Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis americana R.H. Petersen    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Polyporales   >   Family Sparassidaceae   >   Genus Sparassis   

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This species is very similar to Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) which has been much more widely reported. American Cauliflower Mushroom is more densely folded.

There are 20 records in the project database.

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American Cauliflower Mushroom in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/7/2020). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

American Cauliflower Mushroom in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/7/2020). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)


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