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Pluteus

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.

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39 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pluteus

sectionPluteus

Celluloderma

sectionCelluloderma

Hispidoderma

sectionHispidoderma

Pluteus sp. 'plautus-PNW09'

speciesPluteus sp. 'plautus-PNW09'

Pluteus paradoxus

complexPluteus paradoxus

Wrinkled Shield

speciesPluteus phlebophoroides

Pluteus magnus

speciesPluteus magnus

Pluteus fuliginosus

speciesPluteus fuliginosus

Pluteus albidus

speciesPluteus albidus

Pluteus bressollensis

speciesPluteus bressollensis

Pluteus griseodiscus

speciesPluteus griseodiscus

Pluteus sp. 'PA02'

speciesPluteus sp. 'PA02'

Pluteus sp. 'PE01'

speciesPluteus sp. 'PE01'

Pluteus sp. 'PE02'

speciesPluteus sp. 'PE02'

Pluteus sp. 'OH03'

speciesPluteus sp. 'OH03'

Pluteus sp. 'OH04'

speciesPluteus sp. 'OH04'

Pluteus microsporus

speciesPluteus microsporus

Pluteus multistriatus

speciesPluteus multistriatus

Pluteus neophlebophorus

speciesPluteus neophlebophorus

Pluteus neotropicalis

speciesPluteus neotropicalis

Pluteus sancti-xaverii

speciesPluteus sancti-xaverii

Pluteus aquosus

speciesPluteus aquosus

Pluteus glaucus

speciesPluteus glaucus

Pluteus nigroviridis

speciesPluteus nigroviridis

Pluteus pseudorobertii

speciesPluteus pseudorobertii

Pluteus pluvialis

speciesPluteus pluvialis

Pluteus hololeucus

speciesPluteus hololeucus

Pluteus brunneovenosus

speciesPluteus brunneovenosus

Pluteus wahei

speciesPluteus wahei

Pluteus aureofuscus

speciesPluteus aureofuscus

Pluteus ornatocystidiatus

speciesPluteus ornatocystidiatus

Pluteus eugraptoides

speciesPluteus eugraptoides

Pluteus lalepiorum

speciesPluteus lalepiorum

Pluteus presleyi

speciesPluteus presleyi

Pluteus tatafuensis

speciesPluteus tatafuensis

Pluteus melleipes

speciesPluteus melleipes

Pluteus sp. 'VA01'

speciesPluteus sp. 'VA01'

Pluteus pusillulus

speciesPluteus pusillulus

Pluteus sp. 'CA09'

speciesPluteus sp. 'CA09'

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60783.