| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | PLUTEUS UMBROSUS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | VELVET SHIELD |
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| Fig 1 |
| CAP | 4 - 9cm in diameter. A stunning mushroom with a cap that is dark brown, radially-streaked with tiny blackish scales that starts convex and becomes flatter with a broad umbo. Irregular ridges covered the surface. |
| STIPE | Up to 9cm tall and concolorous with cap. |
| GILLS/PORES | The gills are free and close starting white and gradually becoming pink with a dark brown edge. |
| FLESH | White flesh and firm. |
| SPORES | Pink. Sub-globose. |
| HABITAT | Well rotted hardwood. |
| SEASON | Autumn. |
| EDIBILITY | Edible. a |