Pluteus lutescens

Pluteus lutescens
Ferndale Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Pluteaceae
Genus:	Pluteus
Species:	P. lutescens
Binomial name
Pluteus lutescens (Fr.) Bres.
Synonyms
Pluteus romellii(Britzelm.) Lapl.

Pluteus lutescens is a mushroom in the Pluteaceae family.

The tannish cap is up to 5 centimetres (2 in) wide. The stalk is up to 7 cm tall and 6 millimetres (1⁄4 in) thick.The spore print is pinkish. ^[1]

It is a cosmopolitan species often found on decaying wood. ^{[2] [3]}

References

Pluteus lutescens
Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is free
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is pink
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown

1. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 257. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
2. "Pluteus lutescens" (PDF). NSW Government: A guide to common fungi of the Hunter-Central Rivers region, page 61. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
3. "Pluteus lutescens". Queensland Government: Species profile—Pluteus lutescens. Retrieved 2017-04-09.