Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Pluteus cervinus (Schulzer) Massee
Synonyms: Agaricus cervinus
Agaricus cervinus var. eximius
Agaricus curtisii
Agaricus latus
Agaricus lividus
Agaricus pluteus
Agaricus rigens
Pluteus cervinus var. bullii
Pluteus cervinus var. eximius
Pluteus cervinus var. rigens
Pluteus curtisii
Pluteus eximius
Common Name: Deer Shield
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Pluteus cervinusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (9)
Alnus glutinosa (7)
Quercus (6)
Corylus avellana (3)
Acer pseudoplatanus (2)
Betula (2)
Pinus sylvestris (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Ulmus (2)
Betula pubescens (1)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1)
Picea abies (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)
Rhododendron ponticum (1)
Salix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (20)
Woodland: mixed (13)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (10)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (8)
Woodland: broadleaved (6)
Woodland (4)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stump (33)
Dead Wood (26)
Wood (6)
Branch (5)
Fallen Branch (4)
Tree (4)
Buried Wood (3)
Rotting Wood (3)
Soil (2)
Soil Leaves (2)
Fallen Tree (1)
Root (1)
Stem (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
April (8)
May (5)
June (4)
July (14)
August (17)
September (39)
October (37)
November (17)
December (2)