Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Velvet Shield

Facts
Common Name: 
Velvet Shield
Scientific Name: 
Pluteus umbrosus
Cap Diameter (mm): 
30-90mm
Stem Height (mm): 
30-90mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
4-12mm
Information
Description: 

A medium-sized fungus found growing solitary or in small groups in deciduous woodland on rotting wood, preferably Elm.

Distribution: 

Infrequent.

Habitat: 

With broadleaf trees, preferably Elm, growing from rotting wood or wood debris.

Cap: 

Convex, with ridges that have darker brown scales, expanding with age, mid-brown, radially sulcate,

Flesh: 

Cap flesh is medium and whitish, stem flesh firm and whitish.

Gills: 

Free, crowded, broad, whitish when young turning pink at maturity with brown flaky edges.

Spores: 

Spore print pink.

Stem: 

White, more or less equal. with minute brown scales towards the base, no ring.