Summary description from Wikipedia:

Sparassis spathulata in languages:

Chinese

匙狀綉球菌

Dutch

Breedbladige sponszwam

English

cauliflower mushroom

English

Eastern cauliflower mushroom

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Parent Taxon

• Sparassis

Sibling Taxa

• Sparassis americana
• Sparassis brevipes
• Sparassis crispa
• Sparassis cystidiosa
• Sparassis latifolia
• Sparassis minoensis
• Sparassis radicata
• Sparassis spathulata

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