Velvet Shank / Winter / Edible Common Names Velvet Shank, Enoki Scientific Name Flammulina Velutipes Family Physalacriaceae Habitat Common throughout Britain and Ireland, Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America Occurs on logs and stumps of hardwood trees and diseased trees Description This gorgeous mushroom is a wild variety of…
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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.…