Synonyms: Agaricus plautus, Pluteus boidieri, Pluteus boudieri, Pluteus depauperatus, Pluteus dryophiloides, Pluteus gracilis, Pluteus granulatus, Pluteus pellitus, Pluteus punctipes.
Common name: satin shield.
Pluteus plautus is a small to medium-sized agaric fungus with a bell-shaped to convex cap that ranges in color from grayish-brown to reddish-brown, often with a darker center. The gills are free, crowded, and pinkish-gray to pink. The stem is slender, cylindrical, and hairy at the base. In East and Central Texas, Pluteus plautus typically fruits in late spring to early fall, often growing solitary or in small groups on decaying wood, especially hardwoods like oak and elm, in urban and rural areas.
Satin shield mushrooms (Pluteus plautus) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 4, 2019
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Underside of satin shield mushrooms (Pluteus plautus) on rotting wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 4, 2019Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Satin shield mushrooms (Pluteus plautus) on rotting wood on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, September 28, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USAObservations of Pluteus plautus in East and Central Texas reveal that the fungus grows on rotting wood. On Caney Creek Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, satin shield mushrooms were found on August 4, 2019, with their underside also observed. Similarly, on Winters Bayou Trail in the same forest, the mushrooms were spotted on September 28, 2019, again growing on decaying wood. The sightings suggest that Pluteus plautus thrives in woodland environments with abundant rotting wood, such as those found in Sam Houston National Forest. The observations also indicate that the fungus can be found in the region during late summer and early fall. The consistent association with rotting wood highlights the importance of this substrate for the growth and development of Pluteus plautus in East and Central Texas.
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