Back جريفولا سعفه ARZ Грыфала мнагашапкавая Byelorussian Gírgola de castanyer Catalan Grifola frondosa CEB Gallinula Corsican Trsnatec lupenitý Czech Iâr y coed Welsh Gemeiner Klapperschwamm German Grifola frondosa Spanish Leht-kobartorik Estonian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Meripilaceae |
| Genus: | Grifola |
| Species: | G. frondosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Grifola frondosa | |
| Synonyms | |
Grifola frondosa | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is offset or indistinct |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is parasitic |
 | Edibility is choice |
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 native to China, Europe, and North America.
- ^ McIlvaine, Charles; Robert K. Macadam; and Robert L. Shaffer. 1973. One Thousand American Fungi. Dover Publications. New York. 729 pp. (Polyporus frondosus, pp. 482-483 & Plate CXXVIII.)