Flammulina velutipes var lactea (Quél.) Bas
(a velvet shank, a winter fungus)

Interactions where Flammulina velutipes var lactea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises living wood Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. lactea/Flammulina velutipes var. lacteaa velvet shank, a winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusasheslivingwood
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises living wood Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Rosales: Rosaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. lactea/Flammulina velutipes var. lacteaa velvet shank, a winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus monogyna/Crataegus monogynahawthornlivingwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. lactea/Flammulina velutipes var. lacteaa velvet shank, a winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdeadwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Flammulina velutipes var lactea (a velvet shank, a winter fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Flammulina velutipes var lactea (a velvet shank, a winter fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyFlammulina velutipes var lactea (a velvet shank, a winter fungus)
SpeciesFlammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus)
GenusFlammulina (velvet shanks)
FamilyPHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of toadstools and chanterelles)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Flammulina velutipes var lactea (a velvet shank, a winter fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. 1995 New British Records 124: Flammulina velutipes (Curtis: Fr.) Singer var.lactea (Quel.) Bas Mycologist Vol 09 (4): 172-173.

Flammulina velutipes var lactea (a velvet shank, a winter fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Flammulina velutipes var lactea (a velvet shank, a winter fungus):

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