Pluteus
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This article is about the genus of fungi. For other uses, see Pluteus (disambiguation).
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.
Quick Facts Pluteus, Scientific classification ...
Pluteus | |
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Pluteus cervinus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pluteaceae |
Genus: | Pluteus Fr. |
Type species | |
Pluteus cervinus | |
Species | |
Pluteus brunneidiscus |
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Quick Facts PluteusMycological characteristics ...
Pluteus | |
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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 |
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The Latin word Pluteus means shed or penthouse.[1]