Pluteus cervinus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pluteaceae |
Genus: | Pluteus |
Species: | P. cervinus
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Binomial name | |
Pluteus cervinus | |
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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. It is common in Europe and eastern North America.