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Flammulina velutipes

(Curtis.:Fr.) Singer

Velvet Shank

GNRUnranked Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122690
Element CodeNFFUN0U010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusFlammulina
Synonyms
Agaricus velutipesCurtisCollybidium velutipes(Curtis) EarleGymnopus velutipes(Curtis) GrayMyxocollybia velutipes(Curtis) Singer
Other Common Names
Collybie a pied veloute (FR)
Concept Reference
Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-01-06
Change Date1993-01-06
Edition Date1993-01-06
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
Cosmopolitan
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Brabazon AdditionTongass National Forest498,819
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Jacks CreekSanta Fe National Forest740
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Utah (6)
AreaForestAcres
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
HogsbackWasatch-Cache National Forest7,936
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
South FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,374
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
References (5)
  1. Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)