Family

Sparassidaceae (Cauliflower fungi and allies)

Sparassis radicata. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Sparassidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. The family was circumscribed by German botanist Wilhelm Herter in 1910 to contain the genus Sparassis. Sparassiella was added to the family in 1964.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Polyporales (Shelf fungi)
        Family: Sparassidaceae (Cauliflower fungi and allies)
        Genus: Sparassis (Cauliflower mushrooms) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Sparassis (Cauliflower mushrooms)

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