The Pleated Pluteus is a decomposer that can be found on dead deciduous trees and woody debris in the summer and fall. It is mostly found east of the Rocky Mountains, but is sometimes found in western North America.

The cap has distinctive, brownish striations that extend from the cap margin almost to the center, that separate with age to reveal whitish flesh underneath. The gills are free from the stem and turn from white when young to pink with age. The fruiting bodies are small and fragile. The spore print is pink.

July 27th, 2023 Field Notes - Indian Cave State Park

• Growing gregarious on fallen Ash in low, moist, open Oak/Hickory draw.
• Cap light colored with long striations from margin to disc, halfway to entire.
• Gills pink, free, with partial gills
• Stem iridescent fibrillose.