Velvet Shank
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 7th September 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File


Taken at Baron's Haugh on 1st February 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 16th December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.		 Fact File

Taken at Strathclyde Park on 23rd December 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.		 Fact File

Velvet Shank.
Species:
Order:
Family: 		Flammulina velutipes.
Agaricales.
Physalacriaceae.
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Edibility:
 		Grows on the stumps of  trees, such as ash,mulberry and persimmon trees
2 - 7 cms diameter.
Up to 10 cms.
October - May.
Flammulina velutipes is known to be a good edible fungus. This feature and its ability to be cultivated, has brought Enoki (the cultivated form of F. velutipes) to rank 5 of the most produced mushrooms worldwide However, beware, untrained eyes might confuse it with the deadly Galerina marginata species which often occupy similar habitats and are even found fruiting site by side.


When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.