Pluteus pouzarianus Singer
(Conifer Shield)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield)
Genus	Pluteus (shield toadstools)
Family	PLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Pluteus pouzarianus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Aron, C.E.	2001	Russula torulosa and other interesting fungi in Newborough Warren	Field Mycology Vol 2 (3): 100-104, rear cover.
	Henrici, A.	2004	Notes and Records (Jan 2004)	Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 28-30,33.

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

Pluteus
(shield toadstools)

PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield)

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

Distinguished from P. cervinus by the presence of clamp connections in the cap cuticle.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Pluteus pouzarianus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)