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Flammulina velutipes
Mushrooms had a cap about 25 mm wide with a slightly rough cuticle. the caps were a purplish brown with depressed dark centres. Gills were cream coloured, slightly spaced and attached to stipe. The stipe was covered with dense "hairs" giving it a felty appearance.The colour of the stipe close to the cap was a pale cream and it deepened to a rich brown towards the base. The underside of some caps showed patches of thin cortina covering the gills.
Spotted growing in clumps and layers on decaying log - eucalyptus Distribution: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Velvet+Foo...
The gills in mushrooms in my spotting do not appear notched as in most other photos of this mushroom. Also called "velvet foot" http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/images-capt... My thanks to gully.moy for the ID It is interesting to note that the commercial Enoki mushroom is the same but grown in carbon-dioxide rich environment, very low temperatures and in darkness. Is said to have medicinal properties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicinal_m...
Thank you very much for the ID gully.moy. I knew that you identified a similar clump of mushroom as F.velutipes for argybee. We both agree that most features seem to fit, except the gills. Our spottings had slightly decurrent gills ( perhaps what I understand to be "decurrence" might not be accurate) whereas every other photo of F.velutipes shows notched gills.
In Australia, they are mostly seen on Acacia and the log in my spotting might be eucalyptus ?
Could you please clarify. Thanks again.
Spotted on Apr 21, 2013
Submitted on Apr 24, 2013
