Velvet Shank
Flammulina velutipes
Identification of Velvet Shank (*Flammulina velutipes*)
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Kluczowe cechy
- Viscid
- slimy
- yellow-orange to tawny cap
- Grows clustered on wood (stumps
- logs
- roots)
- Stem tough
- slender
- dark brown to blackish at base
- Stem base covered in fine
- dark velvet hairs (velutinous)
- Fruiting occurs late autumn through winter
Kolor:
Yellow-orange (cap), pale cream (gills), dark brown/black (stem base)
Zapach:
No distinctive smell
Wzór wzrostu:
Clustered
Środowisko:
Wood
Siedlisko i występowanie
Siedlisko:
Deciduous forests, growing on hardwood logs, stumps, or buried roots
Występowanie:
Widespread across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
Sezonowość:
Late Autumn, Winter
Wartość ekonomiczna
Popyt rynkowy:
High - The cultivated form ('Enoki') is widely consumed globally.
Zakres cenowy:
$5-15/lb fresh (cultivated)
Użytek komercyjny:
Cultivated commercially as a food source (Enokitake)
Podobne gatunki
Deadly Galerina
Galerina marginata
Kluczowe różnice:
- Has a distinct membranous ring (annulus) on the stem
- Stem is uniform brown, not velvety black at the base
- Spore print is rusty brown (F. velutipes is white)
Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare
Kluczowe różnice:
- Gills are greenish-yellow when mature
- Cap is typically sulfur yellow, not orange-brown
- Stem lacks the dark, velvety base
Zalecane działanie
Do not consume. If consumption is considered, definitive identification by a certified mycologist is mandatory due to the presence of deadly lookalikes.