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Sparassis crispa
Beautiful creamy white mushroom growing beneath a Douglas Fir. Fairly small root attachment supporting this mushroom.
Pacific northwest temperate rain forest. Douglas fir, Hemlock, Cedar, Red alder, and Bigleaf maple with an understory of Oregon grape and Sword fern.
Spotted on Oct 31, 2012
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012
3 Comments
Beautiful spotting and I love your delicious recipe idea.
nice finding...
I gently fried this mushroom with onions in butter and finished with cream and salt & pepper. Simple and delicious!