Deer Mushroom
Pluteus cervinus
Summary 6
Pluteus cervinus, also known as Pluteus atricapillus and commonly known as the deer shield or the deer or fawn mushroom, is a mushroom that belongs to the large genus Pluteus. It is found on rotten logs, roots and tree stumps and is widely distributed. It can also grow on sawdust and other wood waste. Being very variable in appearance, it has been divided into several varieties or subspecies, some of which are sometimes considered species in...
Associations 7
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Pluteus cervinus is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of Broadleaved trees
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Pluteus cervinus is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of Pinopsida
Other: minor host/prey
Sources and Credits
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/JCS-Pluteus-cervinus-61900.JPG
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/JCS-Pluteus-cervinus-61367.JPG
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/JCS-Pluteus-cervinus-64529.JPG
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/JCS-Pluteus-cervinus-61656.JPG
- (c) Andrew Tomlinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/281860.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluteus_cervinus
- (c) BioImages, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22911028
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- CalPhotos
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Mushroom Observer
- MykoWeb
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- USDA PLANTS database
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
