MycoKey : the species Sparassis crispa

Generic short diagnoses: Huge, intricately folded and somewhat cauliflower-like, firm-fleshed, pale fruitbodies; on wood, often from roots, brown rotters.


Sparassis crispa - DK: blomkålssvamp, UK: Wood Cauliflower

Sparassis crispa , blomkålssvamp, Wood Cauliflower, blomkålsopp, blomkålssvamp, Grote sponszwam, Krause Glucke, Sparasis crépu
Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-99.495
Sparassis crispa , blomkålssvamp, Wood Cauliflower, blomkålsopp, blomkålssvamp, Grote sponszwam, Krause Glucke, Sparasis crépu
Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-92.378
Sparassis crispa , blomkålssvamp, Wood Cauliflower, blomkålsopp, blomkålssvamp, Grote sponszwam, Krause Glucke, Sparasis crépu
Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-05.211
Sparassis crispa , blomkålssvamp, Wood Cauliflower, blomkålsopp, blomkålssvamp, Grote sponszwam, Krause Glucke, Sparasis crépu
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Illustration and © Thomas Læssøe
Denmark

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