Pluteus lutescens
| Pluteus lutescens | |
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| Ferndale Park, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pluteaceae |
| Genus: | Pluteus |
| Species: | P. lutescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pluteus lutescens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pluteus lutescens is a mushroom in the Pluteaceae family.
The tannish cap is up to 5 centimetres (2 in) wide. The stalk is up to 7 cm tall and 6 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick.The spore print is pinkish.[1]
It is a cosmopolitan species often found on decaying wood.[2][3]
References
| Pluteus lutescens | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is pink | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
- ^ Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- ^ "Pluteus lutescens" (PDF). NSW Government: A guide to common fungi of the Hunter-Central Rivers region, page 61. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ "Pluteus lutescens". Queensland Government: Species profile—Pluteus lutescens. Retrieved 2017-04-09.