Wine Velvet Shield
Pluteus seticeps
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The Wine Velvet Shield is a small decomposer that can be found on dead deciduous wood (well-rotted, sometimes covered in moss) and can be found in the spring to summer. It is distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. This specimen was found on a hardwood log in low woodland area near creek.
The cap is a wine-color to orangish-brown with a velvety texture. The cap width is 1/3-1 inch (8-24 mm) The gills are white when young becoming pinkish with age, and free from the stem. The stem is translucent yellowish and does not possess an annulus nor a volva.
June 14th, 2023 Field Notes - Indian Cave State Park
- LBM on hardwood log in low woodland area near creek.
- Pileipellis velvety.
- Gills: Free from stipe, white when young, then turning to salmon-colored with age.
References
Pluteus seticeps (G.F. Atk.) Singer, Lloydia 21: 272 (1959) [MB#304047]
Ševčíková H, Malysheva EF, Antonín V, Borovička J, Dovana F, Ferisin G, Eyssartier G, Grootmyers D, Heilmann-Clausen J, Kalichman J, et al. Holarctic Species in the Pluteus podospileus Clade: Description of Six New Species and Reassessment of Old Names. Journal of Fungi. 2023; 9(9):898. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9090898