To brighten a winter’s day
The depths of winter is not usually a good time to find wild mushrooms, or indeed anything much else that is wild and edible. But a few will make an appearance and one or two are true winter specialists.
One of these is the velvet shank, also known as the velvet foot, golden needle mushroom and, sensibly enough, the winter mushroom. It is a beautiful fungus, brightening the winter scene with its rich and warm colours. Its Latin name describes it perfectly: Flammulina velutipes, or little flame with a velvet foot.
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