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Pluteus chrysophaeus (Schaeff.) Quél., 1872 (Yellow Shield)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 16 September 2002 West Sussex England 4
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 18 October 1998 North Wiltshire England 17 3
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 14 October 1998 South Hampshire England 13 7
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 30 July 1998 Berks England 10
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 28 September 1983 North Wiltshire England 5
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 24 September 1983 North Wiltshire England 6
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 27 September 1981 North Wiltshire England 7
Pluteus chrysophaeus Fruitbody 29 August 1981 West Gloucestershire England 5

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Orton, P.D., 1983 Notes on British Agarics: VIII

Pluteus chrysophaeus may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Pluteus chrysophaeus is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Populus - poplars (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Pluteus chrysophaeus:

Pluteus chrysophaeus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
Pluteus
(shield toadstools)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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