Living forms / Gilled · slender cluster

Enoki

Flammulina filiformis

Illustrative 3D modelFruiting body / 3D

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Flammulina / Physalacriaceae

Enoki

Flammulina filiformis

01 / The fruiting body

A closer look.

A cluster of long pale stems and small caps represents the familiar white cultivated form of enoki.

Form at a glance

Small pale caps
Slender clustered stems
Cultivated-form illustration

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Classification & naming

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Flammulina
Accepted name: Flammulina filiformis

The displayed species name follows the linked account. Higher-rank classifications can differ between older field guides and current research.

Sources (2)

Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Monokaryon and Dikaryon Populations Provides Insight Into Cross-Breeding of Flammulina filiformis Comparative Transcriptomics of Flammulina filiformis Suggests a High CO2 Concentration Inhibits Early Pileus Expansion by Decreasing Cell Division Control Pathways

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Taxonomic note

Flammulina filiformis is distinguished from European F. velutipes by modern taxonomic research. Older enoki literature often uses F. velutipes.

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02 / Form & function

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01CapPileus

The upper contour is simplified in this procedural model.

Function

Supports the spore-bearing surface.

When observing

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Sources (2)

Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Monokaryon and Dikaryon Populations Provides Insight Into Cross-Breeding of Flammulina filiformis Examples of macroscopic features

02GillsLamellae

The model's repeated blades mark the position of gills; their spacing and attachment are schematic.

Function

Carry microscopic spore-producing tissue.

When observing

Read alongside the species notes; this schematic feature cannot establish identity or safety.

Sources (2)

Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Monokaryon and Dikaryon Populations Provides Insight Into Cross-Breeding of Flammulina filiformis Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface

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03StemStipe

The visible support is shown without an internal tissue reconstruction.

Function

Supports and positions the fruiting body.

When observing

Read alongside the species notes; this schematic feature cannot establish identity or safety.

Sources (2)

Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Monokaryon and Dikaryon Populations Provides Insight Into Cross-Breeding of Flammulina filiformis Examples of macroscopic features

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03 / Learning to observe

Notice the differences.

Read the visible form

This white, elongated form does not represent the full appearance of wild enoki. Wild forms usually have broader yellow-brown caps and shorter stems.

Sources (1)

Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Monokaryon and Dikaryon Populations Provides Insight Into Cross-Breeding of Flammulina filiformis

Names and species boundaries

Flammulina filiformis is distinguished from European F. velutipes by modern taxonomic research. Older enoki literature often uses F. velutipes.

Sources (2)

What this illustration leaves out

This original procedural model is an educational shape study. It omits measured scale, microscopic characters and many changes caused by age, moisture and damage.

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Examples of macroscopic features

Natural variation

One illustrative form is shown. Age, moisture, inherited variation and damage can change real fruiting bodies; proportions are not calibrated.

Visual features alone may not establish identity. Do not use this model or visual identification alone to decide whether a wild fungus is safe to consume.

This collection does not assess edibility or toxicity; a model cannot establish identity or safety.

04 / A place in nature

Connected to its habitat.

Habitat and ecological context

The appearance of fruiting bodies responds to both inherited variation and environment. The pale market form should not be used as a field-identification template.

Sources (2)

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Scientific references4 sources / 2026-10-20

Source-linked editorial review; expert review pending. Species descriptions, source associations and qualified taxonomic concepts.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1 · 2026-10-20

Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Monokaryon and Dikaryon Populations Provides Insight Into Cross-Breeding of Flammulina filiformis ↗ · Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)peer-reviewed-research · Accessed 2026-10-20
Comparative Transcriptomics of Flammulina filiformis Suggests a High CO2 Concentration Inhibits Early Pileus Expansion by Decreasing Cell Division Control Pathways ↗ · International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2019)peer-reviewed-research · Accessed 2026-10-20
Examples of macroscopic features ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20
Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20

Model provenance & limitationsIllustrative 3D model / v1.0.0

Creator: MycoIlm procedural generator
Asset: flammulina-filiformis-procedural-v1 · v1.0.0
Added: 2026-10-20
Scientific review: Expert review pending
File: GLB · 1,168,812 bytes · 33,624 triangles
License: Project-authored demonstration asset; no third-party model license.

Project-authored procedural educational geometry. The preview is rendered from this same model, not from a specimen photograph.

Original MycoIlm procedural geometry and generated surface colors; no external model or texture files used.

Approximate form, color and anatomical detail. This is not a specimen scan, measured reconstruction, identification reference or scientifically calibrated model.

Expert review pending. Macro geometry, anatomy mappings, color, proportions and scientific scale.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1