Pluteus thomsonii

Description

A small shield with a distinctive brown cap with raised radial veins. Gills white, then brownish-pnk, stem grey wih minute white floccules.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe; note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Rotten deciduous wood, sometimes woodland soil

UK Status

Widespread, fairly common (Kibby, V2, 2020)

VC55 Status

Uncommon

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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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