Pluteus cervinus

Pluteus cervinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Pluteus
Species:
P. cervinus
Binomial name
Pluteus cervinus
Synonyms
  • Agaricus cervinus Schaeff. (1774)
  • Rhodosporus cervinus (Schaeff.) J. Schröt. (1889)
  • Pluteus atricapillus (Batsch) Fayod (1889)
Pluteus cervinus
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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 is edible

Pluteus cervinus, commonly known as the deer shield,[1] deer mushroom, or fawn mushroom,[2] is a species of fungus in the order Agaricales. Fruit bodies are agaricoid (mushroom-shaped). Pluteus cervinus is saprotrophic and fruit bodies are found on rotten logs, roots, tree stumps, sawdust, and other wood waste. The species is common in Europe and eastern North America, but rare and possibly introduced in western North America.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, 2006
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Justo2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).