Velvet Shield
Pluteus umbrosus · Family Pluteaceae · Updated October 2026
34US records
13states
Augbusiest month
34 US records since 1892 (4 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jul 20, 2020 (about 6 years ago) in Ryerson Woods, IA, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New York, Michigan and North Carolina, and the busiest months are Aug, Oct and Sep. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Oct, Sep.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Tompkins County, NY (11) · latest Oct 14, 1953
- Chippewa County, MI (3) · latest 1916-08
- Washington County, NY (3) · latest Aug 31, 1919
- Hamilton County, NY (3) · latest Sep 18, 1926
- Washington County, MN (1) · latest Aug 29, 1992
- Putnam County, FL (1) · latest Oct 19, 2017
- Randolph County, WV (1) · latest Jul 3, 2002
- Hancock County, ME (1) · latest 1901
- Hardin County, TX (1) · latest Nov 24, 1979
- Bayfield County, WI (1) · latest Aug 16, 1966
More on this species from GBIF.
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