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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Polyporales: Grifolaceae: Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray

Grifola frondosa – hen of the woods

Synonyms: Agaricus frondosus, Boletus cristatus, Boletus elegans, Boletus frondosus, Boletus intybaceus, Caloporus frondosus, Cladodendron frondosum, Cladomeris frondosa, Cladomeris intybacea, Fungus squamatin, Grifola albicans, Grifola intybacea, Merisma frondosum, Merisma intybaceum, Polypilus frondosus, Polypilus intybaceus, Polyporus albicans, Polyporus barrelieri, Polyporus frondosus, Polyporus intybaceus.

Common name: hen of the woods.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Grifola frondosa (also known as hen-of-the-woods, maitake (舞茸, "dancing mushroom") in Japanese, ram's head or sheep's head) is a polypore mushroom that grows at the base of trees, particularly old growth oaks or maples. It is typically found in late summer to early autumn. It is native to China, Europe, and North America.

Belarusian: Грыфала мнагашапкавая, Catalan: Gírgola de castanyer, Chinese: 灰樹花, Corsican: Gallinula, Croatian: Zec gljiva, Czech: Trsnatec lupenitý, Dutch: Eikhaas, Egyptian Arabic: جريفولا سعفه, Estonian: Leht-kobartorik, Finnish: Koppelokääpä, French: Polypore en touffe, Georgian: ფოთლოვანი აბედა, German: Gemeiner Klapperschwamm, Hungarian: Ágas tapló, Indonesian: Jamur maitake, Japanese: マイタケ, Korean: 잎새버섯, Lithuanian: Kuokštinė grifolė, Macedonian: Зајачарка, Persian: قارچ مرغ چوب, Polish: Żagwica listkowata, Portuguese: Maitake, Russian: Грифола курчавая, Serbian: Zečarka, Swedish: Korallticka, Ukrainian: Грифола кучерявенька, Welsh: Iâr y coed.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Underside of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (<B>Grifola frondosa</B>) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-04.htm">June 4, 2022</A>
LinkUnderside of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (Grifola frondosa) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Location on mapsSan Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (<B>Grifola frondosa</B>) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-04.htm">June 4, 2022</A>
LinkHen of the woods polypore mushroom (Grifola frondosa) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Location on mapsSan Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Upper view of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (<B>Grifola frondosa</B>) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-04.htm">June 4, 2022</A>
LinkUpper view of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (Grifola frondosa) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Location on mapsSan Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Lower view of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (<B>Grifola frondosa</B>) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-04.htm">June 4, 2022</A>
LinkLower view of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (Grifola frondosa) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Location on mapsSan Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Pore surface of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (<B>Grifola frondosa</B>) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-04.htm">June 4, 2022</A>
LinkPore surface of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (Grifola frondosa) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Location on mapsSan Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (<B>Grifola frondosa</B>) on black background found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-04.htm">June 4, 2022</A>
LinkHen of the woods polypore mushroom (Grifola frondosa) on black background found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Location on mapsSan Jacinto County, Texas, United States
Lobes of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (<B>Grifola frondosa</B>) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2022-06-04.htm">June 4, 2022</A>
LinkLobes of Hen of the woods polypore mushroom (Grifola frondosa) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Location on mapsSan Jacinto County, Texas, United States

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