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Veined Shield

Veined Shield (Pluteus thomsonii), photo
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Pluteus thomsonii · Family Pluteaceae · Updated October 2026
225US records
11states
Augbusiest month
225 US records since 1947 (72 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Aug 27, 2022 (about 4 years ago) near Marked Tree, Poinsett County, AR, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May12Jun19Jul46Aug50Sep31Oct49Nov6Dec1

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Oct, Jul.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey191Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania20Aug 14, 2022
Illinois4Sep 1, 2007
West Virginia3Jun 11, 2003
Kansas1Jun 8, 1973
Oregon1Dec 5, 1988
Michigan1Jul 7, 1947
Arkansas1Aug 27, 2022
Maryland1Jul 17, 2022
New York1Jul 28, 2020
Wisconsin1Aug 11, 2019

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More on this species from GBIF.

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