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Eastern cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis spathulata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American cauliflower mushroomSparassis americana
poretooth rosetteIrpex rosettiformis
jellied false coral fungusSebacina schweinitzii
Cauliflower FungusSparassis crispa
hen of the woodsGrifola frondosa
white coral jelly fungusSebacina sparassoidea
Black-staining PolyporeMeripilus sumstinei
Western cauliflower mushroomSparassis radicata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,719 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 504 |
| North Carolina | 432 |
| Maryland | 391 |
| Pennsylvania | 383 |
| Georgia | 253 |
| New York | 186 |
| West Virginia | 175 |
| South Carolina | 157 |
| Tennessee | 153 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Shelf Fungi · Polyporales |
| Family | Cauliflower Fungi and Allies · Sparassidaceae |
| Genus | cauliflower mushrooms · Sparassis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eastern cauliflower mushroom with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.