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. 

Identification difficulty
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)

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records