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American cauliflower mushroom
Sparassis americana
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
Eastern cauliflower mushroomSparassis spathulata
Cauliflower FungusSparassis crispa
Western cauliflower mushroomSparassis radicata
white coral jelly fungusSebacina sparassoidea
hen of the woodsGrifola frondosa
umbrella polyporePolyporus umbellatus
snow fungusTremella fuciformis
jellied false coral fungusSebacina schweinitzii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,196 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 257 |
| Tennessee | 188 |
| Virginia | 128 |
| Georgia | 121 |
| Maryland | 73 |
| South Carolina | 63 |
| Massachusetts | 59 |
| Alabama | 44 |
| New York | 39 |
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 American cauliflower mushroom with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.