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| synonyms: Clavaire Crépue, Krause Glucke, Sparassis Crépu, Wood Cauliflower |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Choice |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow |
| normal size: over 15cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on wood |
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Sparassis crispa Wulf. ex Fr. Krause Glucke Sparassis Crépu, Clavaire Crépue, Wood Cauliflower. Fruit body 20–50cm across, subglobose, cauliflower-like, comprising numerous flattened, crisped lobes on a short thick rooting stem, pale ochraceous to buff, darkening with age. Smell sweetish, pleasant. Spores whitish to pale yellow, pip-shaped, 5–7 x 4–5um. Habitat at the base of conifer trees or near by. Season autumn. Occasional. Edible and delicious when young and fresh; must be thoroughly cleaned. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Ivan Teage (United Kingdom) - 12 September 2011
Cauliflower fungus found in New Forest, Hampshire, England, August 2011.
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Melissa Stoudt (United States) - 11 September 2011
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Jo Priestnall (United Kingdom) - 20 June 2011
Found Oct 2007, New Forest
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laurens van der linde (Netherlands) - 08 December 2010
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laurens van der linde (Netherlands) - 08 December 2010
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laurens van der linde (Netherlands) - 08 December 2010
a other specie
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laurens van der linde (Netherlands) - 08 December 2010
hello i found this year a lot of this species
thanks for lookthe picture
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bunyamin acar (Turkey) - 09 November 2010
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Suiling Resag (Luxembourg) - 04 September 2010
This cauliflower mushroom was found in the forest in Luxembourg in September 2010. We cooked it with the recipe on this website: http://www.vapko.ch/fr/questions/Debutant-Cle-bolets.php and it was delicious!
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 10 February 2009
Hungarian name, Fodros káposztagomba
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008
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