Pluteus thomsonii
A small shield with a distinctive brown cap with raised radial veins. Gills white, then brownish-pnk, stem grey wih minute white floccules.
Photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe; note habitat and substrate.
Rotten deciduous wood, sometimes woodland soil
Widespread, fairly common (Kibby, V2, 2020)
Uncommon
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Great Merrible Wood
09 October 2023
2023-10-09
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Great Merrible Wood
09 October 2023
2023-10-09
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Great Merrible Wood
09 October 2023
2023-10-07
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Great Merrible Wood
25 October 2025
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Great Merrible Wood
25 October 2025
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Species profile
- Common names
- Veined Shield
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Pluteaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 09/10/2023 (N, Matt)
- Last record:
- 25/10/2025 (N, Matt)
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