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Cauliflower mushroom
Scientific name: Sparassis
Cauliflower mushroom
Scientific name: Sparassis
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Description
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Cauliflower mushroom is a family of fungi that was defined by the German mycologist Wilhelm Herter in 1910. You can identify fungi in this family by their fan-shaped segments that branch out from a central mass. These fungi feed on wood causing it to decay via brown rot.
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Species of Cauliflower mushroom
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Shelf fungi Family
Sparassidaceae Genus
Cauliflower mushroom