Species details
Deer shield
Pluteus cervinus
Extra caution required
Photo: Aleksandar Đukić · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source · License
Description
A brown wood-inhabiting mushroom with free gills that change from white to pink.
Identification features
Stem is whitish with brown longitudinal fibres, ringless; spore print is pink.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A brown wood-inhabiting mushroom with free gills that change from white to pink. Stem is whitish with brown longitudinal fibres, ringless; spore print is pink. Typical habitat: On dead wood, stumps and buried hardwood.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Entoloma species, Volvopluteus gloiocephalus. Check the combination of cap shape and colour, spore-bearing surface, stem, flesh changes and habitat. A single feature or photograph is not enough; if the key characters do not match the description, do not treat the identification as confirmed.
Habitat
On dead wood, stumps and buried hardwood.
Fruiting period
April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Similar species
- Entoloma species
- Volvopluteus gloiocephalus