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Maitake mushroom

The growths of the maitake mushroom as form that known as a cluster.

Common name: King of Mushroom, Sulphur Shelf
Binomial name: Grifola frondosa
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Meripilaceae

General characteristics of maitake mushroom

It was a fungus that has been called "Hen of the wood", because it looks like a mother hen. The growths of the Maitake mushroom (or Grifola frondosa) as form that known as a cluster. A look at like the leaves of it and has an expression of a different color. It is with white and dark brown until gray. The expression of color, it is based on the factors of light. This means the mushrooms will receive a little or much light. The leaves of the mushroom will have gradient the intensity from end of leaf to its base as a light color to dark color.

The structures of maitake mushroom in the sporulation has look like several holes.

The structures of maitake mushroom

The structures of maitake mushroom in the sporulation has look like several holes. This makes mushroom is a group of polypores. The nature of hole, It will looks like a hole next to each other and have very small size. We cannot see the hole clearly. The flowers are composed base that a plump and short and ramification. Each branch will have a large number of sub mushrooms. This makes it look like a cluster.

Maitake mushroom grow from structure that is embedded underground with high fertility.

Description of maitake mushroom

Maitake mushroom grow from structure that is embedded underground with high fertility. On the environment and climate, the mushroom will grows out. The size of the mushroom may have a diameter of 60 cm and looks wavy curve or like a spoon, which has grayish-brown. In some areas of Japan, it may be expanded to up to 20 kg body weight per one flower.