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MUSHROOMS

Velvet Shank

Flammulina velutipes

Mushrooms
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Velvet Shank, photo 1 of 5
Velvet Shank, photo 2 of 5
Velvet Shank, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

up to 10 cmCap

Fungus with a cap up to 10 cm. Grows in forests. Spore print white. Feeds on decaying organic matter.

There are 104 observations of Velvet Shank in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal35
  2. Outaouais20
  3. Montérégie19
  4. Laurentides8
  5. Estrie8
  6. Capitale-Nationale6
  7. Laval3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Centre-du-Québec1
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Grows on

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Northern catalpaCatalpa speciosa
American beechFagus grandifolia
Common crabappleMalus domestica
American basswoodTilia americana
Siberian elmUlmus pumila

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Scaly RustgillGymnopilus sapineus