Definition of Pluteus cervinus

1. Noun. A small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods.

Exact synonyms: Deer Mushroom
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Genus Pluteus, Pluteus, Roof Mushroom

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pluteus Cervinus

Plowright
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginales
Plumbago europaea
Plumeria
Plumeria acutifolia
Plumeria alba
Plumiera
Plummer's dilator
Plumularia
Plutarch
Plutarchian
Plutarchs
Pluteaceae
Pluteus aurantiorugosus
Pluteus cervinus (current term)
Pluteus magnus
Pluto
Plutonian
Plutonians
Plutophile
Pluvialis
Pluvianus
Pluvianus aegyptius
Pluviose
Pluviôse
Plymouth
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Rock
Plzen

Literary usage of Pluteus cervinus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1904)
"Eleven species are known from the United States, of which Pluteus cervinus, the fawn-coloured mushroom, is the commonest. The generic name Pluteus means all ..."

2. Report (1904)
"Pluteus cervinus Schaeff. Very common about stumps and much decayed wood. Spring to autumn. Pluteus granularis Pk. On old logs frequent. Beardslee. ..."

3. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Textbook of Mycology by George Massee (1893)
"Closely allied to P. cervinus, but distinguished by the minutely downy or velvety pileus. Allied to Pluteus cervinus, but smaller, pileus at first ..."

4. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1904)
"Eleven species are known from the United States, of which Pluteus cervinus, the fawn-coloured mushroom, is the commonest. The generic name Pluteus means all ..."

5. Report (1904)
"Pluteus cervinus Schaeff. Very common about stumps and much decayed wood. Spring to autumn. Pluteus granularis Pk. On old logs frequent. Beardslee. ..."

6. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Textbook of Mycology by George Massee (1893)
"Closely allied to P. cervinus, but distinguished by the minutely downy or velvety pileus. Allied to Pluteus cervinus, but smaller, pileus at first ..."

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