Pluteus

Pluteus
Pluteus cervinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Pluteaceae
Genus:	Pluteus Fr.
Type species
Pluteus cervinus (Schaeff.) P.Kumm.
Species
Pluteus brunneidiscus Pluteus cervinus Pluteus cyanopus Pluteus glaucus Pluteus leoninus Pluteus nevadensis Pluteus nigroviridis Pluteus readiarum Pluteus salicinus Pluteus villosus

Pluteus Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is flat or convex
	Hymenium is free
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is pink
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is edible or psychoactive

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.

The Latin word Pluteus means shed or penthouse.^[1]