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Velvet foot

Flammulina velutipes

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Golden-orange domes found in company of suspected Coprinellus sp. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21577130
Approximately 45mm wide. Dense white gills; dark fibrous stem (snapped easily)

Habitat:

In grassy patch near introduced pinus radiata.

Notes:

Thanks gully.moy for ID
This is actually the same as the Enoki we buy in supermarkets. It is commercially grown in cold and complete darkness to produce the familiar little clumps of white stringy mushrooms. Distribution in Australia - http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Velvet+Foot

Reference Links:

Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes - Overview, Enokitake, Flammulina velutipes : Velvet Foot | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Wild Enoki

Flammulina velutipes
gully.moy
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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Good one gully.. thanks so much. Going with that ID.
gully.moy
I think this is correct, providing they could have been growing from wood, perhaps just beneath the soil.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Mushroom Mapping
Photographed
PublishedApril 17, 2013

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