Pluteus cervinus

Pluteus cervinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Pluteus
Species: P. cervinus
Binomial name
Pluteus cervinus
(Schäffer : Fr) P. Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms
Pluteus cervinus
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium

cap is flat

or umbonate
hymenium is free
stipe is bare

spore print is salmon

to reddish-brown
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible

Pluteus cervinus, also known as Pluteus atricapillus and commonly known as the deer shield[1] or the deer or fawn mushroom,[2] is a mushroom that belongs to the large genus Pluteus. It is found on rotten logs, roots and tree stumps and is widely distributed. It can also grow on sawdust and other wood waste. Being very variable in appearance, it has been divided into several varieties or subspecies, some of which are sometimes considered species in their own right. It is edible, but not often collected for the table.[3]

Description

Citations

  1. ^ Phillips R. "Pluteus cervinus". Rogers Plants Ltd. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6657.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-27. 
  2. ^ National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, 2006
  3. ^ a b Kuo, M. (2004, December). Pluteus cervinus: The deer mushroom.
  4. ^ Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month

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