Pluteus cervinus (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
(Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus)

Interactions where Pluteus cervinus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus cervinus/Pluteus cervinusdeer shield, fawn pluteusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood Minor PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus cervinus/Pluteus cervinusdeer shield, fawn pluteusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedwoodMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Pluteus cervinus (Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pluteus cervinus (Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPluteus cervinus (Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus)
GenusPluteus (shield toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pluteus cervinus (Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (Jan 2004) Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 28-30,33.
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (July 2004) Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 101-103.

Pluteus cervinus (Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2002 Notes and Records (April 2002) Field Mycology Vol 3 (2): 61-62, cover.
Holden, L. 2006 Guidelines for Field Mycologists - the practical interpretation of Section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 www.britmycolosoc.org.uk/files/DrugsAct2005_Guidelines.pdf
Kibby, G. 2009 Editorial (Oct 09) Field Mycology Vol 10 (4): 110.

Monstrous Form

Kibby, G. 2014 Editorial (Jan 2014) Field Mycology Vol 15 (1): 2.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pluteus cervinus (Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Pluteus cervinus (Deer Shield, Fawn Pluteus)

A brown-capped toadstool that grows on fallen wood and sawdust, especially of frondose origin. This very common and widespread species, the commonest of the genus, can be found at any time of year if conditions are damp and frost-free.

One of the small group of species with hooked cystidia. Further recognised by the grey cap and concolourous gill edge.

Distinguished from P. pouzarianus by the absence of clamp connections in the cap cuticle.

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