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Pale Velvet Shank
Flammulina fennae is a velvet shank close to Flammulina velutipes but with a paler, white to pale yellow or yellow-brown cap. It grows on wood, mainly elm and poplar, often at the base of deciduous trees or on buried wood. Its spores are usually somewhat smaller than those of F. velutipes. It is rarer than F. velutipes but well represented in Russia.
Reported as edible, with uses like F. velutipes. Do not confuse with deadly Galerina species, which also grow on wood; Galerina has a brown spore print, while Flammulina has a white print and a velvety stem.
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