Pluteus
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Pluteus cervinus |
Pluteus is a large genus of mushroom with over 100 species. They are wood rotting saprobes with pink spore prints and gills that are free from the stem. Pluteus is separated from Volvariella due to the lack of a volva and from Entoloma by growing on wood and microscopic features. Worldwide, there are over 100 species of Pluteus.
Pluteus cervinus is the only really common British species.
Some of the species are edible including Pluteus petasatus and Pluteus cervinus, though most people rate their taste and consistency as average.
Several species of this genus bruise blue and contain psilocybin [1] including Pluteus washingtonensis, Pluteus salicinus, Pluteus cyanopus, Pluteus glaucus, Pluteus nigriviridis, and Pluteus villosus. [2] [3]
[edit] References
- The Genus Pluteus [1]
- A Worldwide Geographical Distribution of the Neurotropic Fungi
