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Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
Sparassis spathulata is a species of fungus in the genus Sparassis. It has the variant Sparassis spathulata f. herbstii. (previously considered S. herbstii).
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Description
The fruiting body forms a dome 10–40 centimetres (4–15+1⁄2 in) wide, with many pale lobes, which are usually unruffled and can be faintly zonate. It grows from a rooted stem.
Similar species. It can be confused with the more intricately lobed S. crispa and possibly S. radicata. Hydnopolyporus fimbriatus can have tattered edges and grows from a clustered mass of unrooted branches.
Range & habitat
Sparassis spathulata can be found between eastern Texas and northeastern North America from July to September.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 334319.