Curly Sparassis (Sparassis crispa)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Incertae sedis (of uncertain position)
- Order: Polyporales (Polypore)
- Family: Sparassidaceae (Sparassaceae)
- Genus: Sparassis (Sparasis)
- Type: Sparassis crispa (Curly Sparassis)
- mushroom cabbage
- hare cabbage
fruiting body:
Instances weighing several kilograms are far from uncommon. The color is whitish, yellowish or brownish with age. The leg goes deep into the soil, is connected with the roots of the pine tree, and branches above the ground. The branches are dense, curly at the ends. The pulp is whitish, waxy, with a specific taste and smell.
Season and location:
It grows in summer and autumn mainly under pine trees.
The similarity:
If you remember exactly where this mushroom grows, you will not confuse it with anything.
Evaluation:
Sparassis curly (Sparassis crispa) – a mushroom from the Red Book of Ukraine
