We all know about the "Deer Shield" mushrooms that grow out of wood (living or dead)
Well that one is called Pluteus cervinus.
This morning, I stumbled upon the lighter colored Pluteus petasatus.
It was found in a spot where there is buried wood from previous landscaped bushes.
Normally Ganoderma curtisii is DOMINATING this buried wood so I was surprised to see this opportunistic Pluteus.
All Pluteus are wood-lovers, have pink spores, and display archetypal "free" gill attachement.
