Flammulina populicola

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Flammulina populicola
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Flammulina populicula on poplar tree. Moscow city - Russia October 2018
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Flammulina
Species:
F. populicola
Binomial name
Flammulina populicola
Redhead & R.H.Petersen

Flammulina populonica, as all Flammulina, is a winter mushroom.[1] It differs from its closely related cousin Flammulina velutipes by being slightly larger in size and presenting a more chobby stem than F. velutipes and by growing on wood of quaking aspen and other poplars (members of the genus Populus) trees.[2]

It is found mainly in North Europe and North America.[3]

Edibility: The same as F. velutipes and F. fennae. It requires cooking and it is usually used for soups (Enoki soups).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Kuo, Michael (February 2013). "Flammulina velutipes (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  2. ^ Kuo, Michael (February 2013). "Flammulina populicola". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. ^ "Flammulina populicola Redhead & R.H.Petersen". www.gbif.org.
  4. ^ "Enoki Mushroom Miso Soup". discoverdelicious.org.


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