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Velvet Shield

Pluteus umbrosus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 113, February 84, March 131, April 206, May 297, June 324, July 347, August 299, September 219, October 164, November 89, December 70.
United States2,389
Alaska2,344
Russia56
United Kingdom42
England36
Germany33
Canada28
Ontario26
New York23
France10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyPluteaceae
GenusDeer Mushrooms · Pluteus

Sources

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Practise Velvet Shield with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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