Pluteus cinereofuscus J.E. Lange
(Ashen Shield)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPluteus cinereofuscus (Ashen Shield)
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)
Records of Pluteus cinereofuscus (Ashen Shield) :
1: Pluteus cinereofuscus (Ashen Shield)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
Single toadstool on buried Cherry wood fragment
Image 1: Fruitbody - top - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - underside - enlargedImage 3: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 4: Pleurocystidia - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Overall, A. 2013 Urban fungi - interesting fungi from parks and gardens of West London Field Mycology Vol 14 (3): 98-102.

Pluteus cinereofuscus (Ashen Shield) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pluteus cinereofuscus (Ashen Shield)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pluteus cinereofuscus (Ashen Shield)
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