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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Velvet Foot being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Flammulina elastica
- Flammulina mexicana
- Flammulina lupinicola
- Flammulina filiformis
- Flammulina populicola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Physalacriaceae
- Genus
- Flammulina
- Species
- Flammulina velutipes
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