Flammulina velutipes

Edible

(I have not yet Tried It)

Flammulina velutipes

(Velvet Foot)

Photograph by Brother Alfred Brousseau, St. Mary's College

Contents of this Page

Common Names - Common names listed for many languages

Descriptions - Links to descriptions of this species in many languages

Photographs - Links to photographs of this species on the web

Drawings and Paintings - Links to illustrations of this species on the web

Postage Stamps - Links to postage stamps showing this species on the web

Recipes

Recipes on the Web - Links to recipes for this species on the web (in many languages)

My Own Recipes:

NOTE REGARDING INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE

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Common names:

Basque:

Catalan:

Czech: penízovka sametonohá (zimní)

Danish: almindelig fløjlsfod (Gul F.)

Dutch: fluweelpootje

English: velvet foot, velvet-foot, velvet shank, velvet-shank, velvet stem, velvet-stem, winter mushroom, enoki

Finnish:

French: collybie à pied velouté

German: samtfuß-rübling, samtfußrübling

Hungarian:

Italian:

Japanese: enoki-take, which means "hackberry-mushroom"; enokitake

Japanese local: ashi-guro-nameko

Norwegian: vintersopp

Polish: zimówka aksamitnotrzonowa

Yugoslavian (Serbian?):

Slovakian: plamienka zamatovohlúbiková

Slovenian:

Spanish:

Swedish:

Turkish:

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Descriptions:

Links to descriptions of Flammulina velutipes on the web in many languages.

Basque

Catalan

English

Habitat

The Fungi of California

Finnish

French

Cercle des mycologues de Montréal

German

Italian

Norwegian

Polish

Na Grzyby

Spanish

Swedish

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Photographs:

Links to photographs of Flammulina velutipes on the web.

Arboretum's Mushroom Collections (text in Japanese)

Cercle des mycologues de Montréal (text in French)

Chilton, R. A.

Habitat (text in English)

Kinoko-ya

Kuznik, Boleslaw

Na Grzyby (text in Polish)

Pilze, Pilze, Pilze (text in German)

pilzgalerie.de (text in German)

Stevens, Fred

The Fungi of California (text in English)

Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for March 1997 (text in English)

Drawings and Paintings:

Links to illustrations of Flammulina velutipes on the web.

Postage Stamps:

Links to postage stamps depicting Flammulina velutipes on the web.

Taiwan November 15, 1974

Recipes:

THE MANDATORY DISCLAIMER

On mycophagy:

There is a saying in German that translates roughly as "All mushrooms are edible, but some kinds only once." Put another way, there are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old bold mushroom hunters. So if you aren't absolutely sure what it is, it is generally wiser not to eat it. When in doubt throw it out.

Don't overdo it. Most adverse reactions I have had to wild mushrooms have usually been tied to over-consumption. If you have not consumed a particular species before try only small quantities the first few times. If you have a particular individualized reaction to that species your reaction will not be as extreme with small quantities. If you have made a mistaken identification and are eating something you shouldn't your chances of survival are much higher if you consumed only small quantities. Nearly all mushrooms contain complex compounds that can be difficult to digest. Moderation will help to ensure that what tasted so good going down isn't something you regret later.

On eating Flammulina velutipes:

Warning:

When gathering Flammulina velutipes for the table great care should always be exercised that one is not collecting Galerina autumnalis, a deadly mushroom containing the same toxins as Amanita virosa. Flammulina velutipes and Galerina autumnalis tend to appear in similar habitats, sometimes growing side-by-side, and are superficially similar in appearance. Galerina autumnalis generally has an anulus which Flammulina velutipes lacks, but sometimes the anulus is lost. Tom Volk recommends doing a spore print of each and every specimen thought to be Flammulina velutipes before consuming them. The spore print should be white if the identification is correct. Galerina autumnalis has a brown spore print. This is critical because inclusion of even a single Galerina autumnalis in a batch of cooked Flammulina velutipes could be fatal.