Deer shield
Pluteus cervinus
The deer shield is a deer-brown-capped mushroom that grows on rotting wood. Its free gills are white at first, then pink from the ripening spores. It differs from similarly coloured Entoloma species by its gills not being attached to the stem.
Where it's found
On rotten logs, roots, tree stumps, sawdust and other wood waste.
Distribution
Common in Europe (April to December) and eastern North America; rare in western North America.
Similar species
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