How to Identify Velvet Shanks Common Names: Velvet Shank, Enoki Botanical Name: Flammulina Velutipes Meaning of Botanical Name: Flammulina meaning flaming top, and Velutipes meaning velvety leg Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Fungi, Division: Basidiomycota, Class: Agaricomycetes, Order: Agaricales, Family: Physalacriaceae Genus: Flammulina Known Hazards: None known Could be confused with: Sulphur…
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Some of the Most Deadly and Toxic UK Mushrooms Sometimes learning the most deadly plants and fungi is a good starting point, if you can avoid them you’ll stay safe. This blog post is supposed to instill a little fear in the learning and budding forager, but only in so much that…
Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) Identification Toxic Common Names: Sulphur Tuft Botanical Name: Hypholoma fasciculare Meaning of Botanical Name: Hypholoma meaning mushroom with threads, fasciculare meaning small group. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Fungi, Division: Basidiomycota, Class: Agaricomycetes, Order: Agaricales, Family: Strophariaceae Genus: Hypholoma Known Hazards: gastric upset, temporary paralysis and distorted vision.…