VELUM

Membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth

• Soft palate

• Whence the uvula dangles

• Represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap

• Membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth

• Represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap

• A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking