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Description

Fruiting body white to cream; lettuce-like folded, flattened, stiff lobes with light tips; lacks stalk and deep root. Lacks pores (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Habitat: At or near base of decaying hardwoods (oaks) and conifers (pines).

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A Cauliflower Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2008). Fruiting body. View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Cauliflower Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2015). Fruiting body. View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

A Cauliflower Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (11/28/2009). Fruiting body. View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A Cauliflower Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/6/2012). Old fruiting body. View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Cauliflower Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Cauliflower Mushroom in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/4/2020). (c) ckazyak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by ckazyak via iNaturalist.

Cauliflower Mushroom growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/5/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. View Record Details Media by Anne Looker.

A damaged Cauliflower Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/16/2011). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Cauliflower Mushroom in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/2/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

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Cauliflower Mushroom in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/17/2016). (c) plaisant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by plaisant via iNaturalist.

Cauliflower Mushroom in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/27/2020). No rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Aaron S via iNaturalist.

Cauliflower Mushroom spores in Howard Co., Maryland (9/14/2015). Oval, smooth; measured 4.9 – 6.0 X 4.0 – 4.8 microns. View Record Details Media by Robert Solem.

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Source: Wikipedia

Sparassis spathulata

Sparassis spathulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Sparassidaceae
Genus:	Sparassis
Species:	S. spathulata
Binomial name
*Sparassis spathulata* (Schwein.) Fr.
Synonyms
Sparassis herbstii Pk.^[1] Sparassis caroliniense^[2]

Sparassis spathulata Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	Hymenium attachment is not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Spore print is white to cream
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is choice

Sparassis spathulata is a species of fungus in the genus Sparassis. It has the variant Sparassis spathulata f. herbstii. (previously considered S. herbstii).^[2]

It may be confused with the more intricately lobed S. crispa, but is a good edible as well.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
^ ^a ^b Kuo, Michael (2009). "Sparassis spathulata and Sparassis crispa (MushroomExpert.Com)". MushroomExpert.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Sparassis spathulata	Wikidata: Q10674382 CoL: 6Z7KL EoL: 188316 GBIF: 2550242 iNaturalist: 334319 IndexFungorum: 228313 IRMNG: 11355356 MycoBank: 228313 NBN: BMSSYS0000017243 NCBI: 40467 Observation.org: 14237 Open Tree of Life: 468068 SpeciesFungorum: 228313
Merisma spathulatum	Wikidata: Q108809585 IndexFungorum: 235689 SpeciesFungorum: 235689

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Cauliflower Mushroom

Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr.

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