Alex Hyde / Velvet Shank / Winter Fungus (Flammulina velutipes), growing on dead tree stump. Peak District National Park, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Velvet Shank / Winter Fungus (Flammulina velutipes)against a white background. Peak District National Park, UK, January.

Nick Garbutt / Velvet shank fungus (Flammulina velutipes) Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK

George McCarthy / Rooting shank fungus {Oudemansiella radicata} UK

George McCarthy / Spindle shank fungus {captiveollybia fusipes} UK

George McCarthy / Velvet shank fungus {Flammulina velutipes} UK

George McCarthy / Rooting shank fungus {Oudemansiella radicata} amongst moss, showing length of stalk, UK

George McCarthy / Velvet shank fungus growing in moss {Flammulina velutipes} Sussex, UK

George McCarthy / Velvet shank fungus growing in moss {Flammulina velutipes} Sussex, UK

George McCarthy / Velvet shank fungus growing in moss {Flammulina velutipes} Sussex, UK

WILLIAM OSBORN / Rooting shank fungus {Oudemansiella radicata} among fallen beech leaves,UK

Philippe Clement / Spotted tough-shank (Collybia maculata) in pine forest, Belgium

Adrian Davies / Rooting Shank fungus {Oudemansiella radicata} UK

Neil Lucas / Velvet Shank / Winter fungus {Flammulina velutipes} growing on treetrunk. UK

Warwick Sloss / Velvet shank fungi {Flammulina velutipes} Bristol, UK.

George McCarthy / Velvet shank fungus {Flammulina velutipes} UK