Species: Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes)
Family: Gilled Mushrooms (PHYSALACRIACEAE)
Category: Fungi
Location: One Sighting
A. Fungi
More extensive information on fungi can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Gilled Mushrooms (PHYSALACRIACEAE)
Members of this family commonly produce clumps of mushrooms on dead or dying trees and shrubs.
C. Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes)
Clusters of tan yellow mushrooms on decaying deciduous trees betray this species. The colour darkens towards the centre of the smooth, slimy cap. In the days before Dutch Elm Disease it preferred elm.
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Velvet Shank
Clusters of tan yellow mushrooms on decaying deciduous trees betray this species, Velvet Shank.
Velvet Shank
The colour of Velvet Shank darkens towards the centre of the smooth, slimy cap.
