Flame Shield
Flame Shield - Pluteus aurantiorugosus
Description
The cap is bright orange to orange-red, smooth or wrinkled. Gills free, whitish becoming pinkish or brwnish. Stem is whitish above, yellow-orange below.
Recording advice
Photograph from top-down, in side view, and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe; note habitat and substrate.
Habitat
On decaying wood, especially Elm, but also on other species
When to see it
Fruiting from early summer to late autumn, provided the weather is mild. Most often fruiting from mid-summer to mid-autumn.
UK Status
Widespread but uncommon (Kibby V2, 2020)
Further Information
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020




