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Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes (Curtis) Singer, 1951 (Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes	Fruitbody	20 December 1998	Berks	England		16	9
Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes	Fruitbody	30 January 1982	North Wiltshire	England	6
Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes	Fruitbody	26 January 1970	East Norfolk	England	1
Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes	Fruitbody	26 January 1970	East Norfolk	England	1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

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Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

TRICHOLOMATACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes is associated with:

fruitbody	Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Ilex aquifolium - Holly (Aquifoliaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Hedera helix - Ivy (Araliaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Betula - birches (Betulaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Sambucus nigra - Elder (Caprifoliaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Euonymus europaeus - Spindle (Celastraceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Eleagnus - a shrub	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Laburnum anagyroides - Laburnum (Fabaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Ulex europaeus - Gorse, Furze, Whin. (Fabaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut (Fagaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Lavatera arborea - Tree-mallow (Malvaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Pittosporum - pittosporums (Pittosporaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn (Rosaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Malus - apples (Rosaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Populus tremula - Aspen (Salicaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Salix - willows (Salicaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae)	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Broadleaved trees and shrubs	fruitbody parasitises moribund wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Ilex aquifolium - Holly (Aquifoliaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Hedera helix - Ivy (Araliaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Betula - birches (Betulaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Sambucus nigra - Elder (Caprifoliaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Euonymus europaeus - Spindle (Celastraceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Eleagnus - a shrub	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Laburnum anagyroides - Laburnum (Fabaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Ulex europaeus - Gorse, Furze, Whin. (Fabaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Lavatera arborea - Tree-mallow (Malvaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Pittosporum - pittosporums (Pittosporaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn (Rosaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Malus - apples (Rosaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Populus tremula - Aspen (Salicaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Salix - willows (Salicaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
fruitbody	Broadleaved trees and shrubs	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]

Associated with Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes:

Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

Flammulina velutipes
(Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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