Velvet Shank
Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer
Also called: Vinternagelskivling, Velvet Foot
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Flammulina velutipes
Classification from Wikipedia: Flammulina velutipes. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Nathan Cobbett. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 170 |
| February | 66 |
| March | 70 |
| April | 63 |
| May | 90 |
| June | 63 |
| July | 91 |
| August | 126 |
| September | 162 |
| October | 386 |
| November | 293 |
| December | 207 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Pennsylvania 157 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 145 records · Foraging rules
- New York 123 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 120 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 117 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 60 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 59 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 53 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 50 records · Foraging rules
- Utah 49 records · Foraging rules
- California 47 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 46 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 44 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 42 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 40 records · Foraging rules
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- Colorado37 records
- Vermont37 records
- Virginia35 records
- Massachusetts34 records
- Quebec31 records
- Maryland25 records
- Alaska24 records
- North Carolina23 records
- District of Columbia20 records
- Connecticut19 records
- Iowa19 records
- Wyoming17 records
- Kentucky13 records
- Missouri13 records
- New Jersey13 records
- Arizona11 records
- Idaho10 records
- Manitoba9 records
- Montana9 records
- New Mexico9 records
- Nova Scotia9 records
- South Dakota9 records
- West Virginia9 records
- Oregon7 records
- Alabama5 records
- Maine5 records
- Nebraska4 records
- Georgia3 records
- New Brunswick3 records
- Rhode Island3 records
- South Carolina3 records
- Alberta2 records
- Texas2 records
- Arkansas1 records
- Delaware1 records
- Louisiana1 records
- New Hampshire1 records
- North Dakota1 records
- Northwest Territories1 records
- Yukon1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | convex |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Flammulina velutipes, the velvet foot, velvet stem, velvet shank or wild enoki, is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. The species occurs in Europe and North America.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
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