Flammulina populicola Redhead & R.H. Petersen
Mycotaxon 71: 288. 1999.

Common Name: none

• Description

  For descriptions see Redhead & Petersen & Siegel & Schwarz

• Habitat

  Gregarious to cespitose on ground, usually growing from the roots of aspen or cottonwood. Widespread but not common.

• Edibility

  Edible

• Comments

  Flammulina  populicola is similar to Flammulina velutipes in appearance but are more frequently found in clusters or solitary on the ground at the base of trees. The yellow-brown to orange-brown caps are distinct grom the smaller darker colored brownish caps of Flammulina velutipes.

• References

  Ge, Z.-W., Liu, X.-B., Kuan, Z. & L., Y. (2015). Species diversity of Flammulina in China: new varieties and a new record. Mycosystema 34: 589-603. (PDF)
  Redhead, S.A. & Petersen, R.H. (1999). New species, varieties and combinations in the genus Flammulina. Mycotaxon 71: 285-294. (Protologue) (PDF)
  Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Backcountry Press: Keeland, CA. 576 p.

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  Main Photo
  • Christian Schwarz: Flammulina populicola (CP)
  • Damon Tighe: Flammulina populicola (CP)
  • Alan Rockefeller: Flammulina populicola (CP)
  • Michael Wood: Flammulina populicola (CP)
  • Mushroom Observer: Flammulina populicola (CP)
  • iNaturalist: Flammulina populicola (CP)
  • MushroomExpert.com: Flammulina populicola (D & CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)