Pluteus
Pluteus is a large genus of fungi with over 300 species. They are wood rotting saprobes with pink spore prints and gills that are free from the stem.
| Pluteus | |
|---|---|
| Pluteus cervinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pluteaceae |
| Genus: | Pluteus Fr. |
| Type species | |
| Pluteus cervinus | |
| Species | |
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Pluteus brunneidiscus | |
| Pluteus | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is flat or convex | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is pink | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is edible or psychoactive | |
The Latin word Pluteus means shed or penthouse.
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