Fungi Identification

[JGresham]

Any ideas on what fungi this is? Fruiting bodies found at various open wounds on a Boxelder at 10m+. There was extensive white rot affecting the heartwood with some sites showing the distinctive red staining. Initially presumed it to be Honey Fungus but it lacked the ring bellow the cap. 
 

I’m pretty clueless on this topic but am really interested in slowly trying to get my head around fungal diseases, sorry if this is a blatant one. 

[Paul in the woods]

It's not the clearest picture but my first thought is velvet shank, Flammulina velutipes. 

 

There's some good pics and info here:

 

Velvet Shank

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Capable of surviving being frozen solid this fungi can be found throughout the winter and is a tasty find when there is not much else about.

 

[slack ma girdle]

At this time of year I would be starting with velvet shank.