Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Polyporales: Sparassidaceae: Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr.

Sparassis spathulata – Eastern cauliflower mushroom

Synonyms: Merisma spathulatum, Solenia annulata, Sparassis herbstii, Sparassis simplex.

Common name: Eastern cauliflower mushroom.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 26, 2009

Eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) near a rotting pine on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Lobes of Eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) under pines on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Close-up of Eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Top view of Eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Clusters of eastern cauliflower mushrooms (Sparassis spathulata) near a large rotting pine on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Eastern cauliflower mushrooms (Sparassis spathulata) near a large rotting pine on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Pattern of eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Close-up view of eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Cross section of eastern cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 27, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Rosette of cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) near a rotting pine on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States

Spores of cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis spathulata) collected a day before on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 24, 2022

Comments

• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.

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Links

• List of mushrooms with photos.
• Photos grouped by dates.
• List of Latin names.
• List of common names.
• Locations on a map.
• Scripts for generating the web pages.
• Mushrooms from Texas, old version of web page.
• Mushrooms of Russia.
• Collection of mushrooms from Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Acknowledgements

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