Pluteus umbrosus (Pers.) P. Kumm.
(Velvet Shield)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPluteus umbrosus (Velvet Shield)
GenusPluteus (shield toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pluteus umbrosus (Velvet Shield) :
1: Pluteus umbrosus (Velvet Shield)
7 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on fallen log
Image 1: Cap surface - near centre - close-upImage 2: Cap underside & upper stipeImage 3: Cap undersideImage 4: FruitbodyImage 5: Stipe - close-upImage 6: UndersideImage 7: Cap surface - close-upImage 8: Cap surface - near margin - close-upImage 9: Gill edgesImage 10: Stipe surface - close-up
2: Pluteus umbrosus (Velvet Shield)
23 Oct 1978 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on fallen, rotten, wet elm log
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 6: Fruitbody - young - side view showing gills and stipeImage 7: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Cap cuticle cells - magnifiedImage 9: Cystidium and basidia - dry - magnifiedImage 10: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 11: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 12: NotesImage 13: Pleurocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 14: Spore - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2003 Fungal Portraits, No. 13: Pluteus umbrosus Field Mycology Vol 4 (1): 3-4.
Legon, N. & Pegler, D.N. 1991 Profiles of Fungi No. 34: Pluteus umbrosus (Pers.:Fr.) Kummer Mycologist Vol 05 (1): 43.
Overall, A. 2005 Pluteus umbrosus Vol 6 (2) Page: Back cover

Pluteus umbrosus (Velvet Shield) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pluteus umbrosus (Velvet Shield)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 24 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pluteus umbrosus (Velvet Shield)
Creative Commons License
This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioImages website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

Photographs from other photographers are used with permission but not included under the above CC licence.

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)