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November 5, 2006 : Sparassis crispa

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Keywords: Sparassidaceae | Sparassis crispa (Wulfen) Fr. | The Netherlands

Sparassis crispa

Today's image is courtesy of annelies foto nl@Flickr (original image | Flickr BPotD Group Pool). If you can, do find an opportunity to settle down and spend some time with annelies' photographs of flowers and plants. Thank you, annelies, your photograph is much appreciated.

Cauliflower mushroom is, according to Michael Kuo, “unmistakable” – nothing else looks quite like it. This species (depending on the taxonomist) is native to Europe and North America. It is often labelled as a “choice edible” by mycophiles, but its flavour is not its only exceptional quality. A single clump of Sparassis crispa can exceed 20kg!

More photographs and text about this intriguing fungus can be seen on California Fungi (MykoWeb), Fungi of Poland and wood-decaying fungi of the northeast United States.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at November 5, 2006 12:00 AM

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If I saw That in My garden I would have taken 200 PICS of IT. Well Done.

Posted by: Ginger at November 5, 2006 12:46 AM

Lovely Photo. Just for your information, in China, this fungi is used for wellbeing diet purposes. It helps you to have bone and flexibilty. They are usually used in soup.

Posted by: Benedict at November 6, 2006 12:51 AM

Fantastic picture. Could you please tell me where exactly shot this picture? I am a great lover of mushrooms and I have tasted this onen (one of its kind, i loved it).

Posted by: Deepti at March 27, 2008 12:27 AM

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