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Pluteus cervinus
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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]
Quick Facts Pluteus cervinus, Scientific classification ...
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pluteaceae |
Genus: | Pluteus |
Species: | P. cervinus |
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Quick Facts Pluteus cervinusMycological characteristics ...
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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 |
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