Flammulina velutipes · Physalacriaceae
Also called Winter Fungus, Enokitake
A winter mushroom: sticky orange caps in clusters on dead elm and other broadleaf wood, often through frost.
Edible. Take a spore print. White is Velvet Shank; rusty brown means Funeral Bell and can kill. Never pick these without checking.
Read the full foraging safety guidance.
October to March
The deadly Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata) grows on wood in the same way but has a RING on the stem and a RUSTY brown spore print.
Discard the tough stems. Good in Asian broths and soups.
Calocybe gambosa
A solid white spring mushroom of grassland, traditionally appearing around St Georges Day.
Boletus edulis
The most sought-after wild mushroom in Britain: nutty, firm and richly scented, with a pale bun-like cap and a fat netted stem.
Cantharellus cibarius
Egg-yolk yellow, trumpet-shaped and smelling faintly of apricots. One of the safest and finest edibles once learned.
