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Russian Velvet Shank
Flammulina rossica is a velvet shank described in 1999. It is mainly northern and montane and grows on willow and other deciduous wood. Its cap is usually much paler than that of F. velutipes, often nearly white, and it is reliably separated by microscopy: the cap cuticle is a hymeniderm of swollen cells, and the spores are longer than those of F. populicola.
Edibility is not specifically documented. It is a close relative of edible F. velutipes. Deadly Galerina species also grow on wood; Galerina has a brown spore print, while Flammulina has a white print and a velvety stem.
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