Velvet shield typically grows in broadleaf woods, often found on decaying wood in the warmer months. It showcases a characteristic velvety brown cap with radiating grooves that matures into a flat or shallowly depressed shape. The gills underneath are free from the stem and are initially pale, becoming pinkish with age due to the spores.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 10 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes of Velvet shield
Cap Diameter
3 - 10 cm
Height
4 - 10 cm
Cap
Cap 3 - 9 cm in diameter; convex, then almost flattened; sepia to mid brown; with a radially wrinkled fibrous surface
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly, Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Free; broad, crowded; white at first, becoming pale pink with distinctive dark brown edges
Gill Attachment
Free
Stem
Stem 3 - 8 cm long, 5 - 12 mm in diameter; constant diameter; white to pale fawn; covered in small brown soft scales
Stem Shapes
Club Shaped
Stem Surfaces
Scaly
Flesh
Firm; white
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Pale pink
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Bronze
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
Dead Woods, Wood Chips or Mulch
You can find Velvet shield by these plants:
European beech
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland, Disturbed Lands
Species Status
Fairly rare
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Velvet shield
On stumps, rotting fallen branches and other woody debris of broadleaf trees
