Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer
(Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus)

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Flammulina velutipes var lactea
a velvet shank, a winter fungus
Variety 1 ident. refs
Flammulina velutipes var velutipes
Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus
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 		Variety 41 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFlammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus)
GenusFlammulina (velvet shanks)
FamilyPHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of toadstools and chanterelles)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kirby, T.A. & Sneath, R. 1995 Flammulina colour variations Mycologist Vol 09 (1): 28, rear cover.

Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 50 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus)
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