Pluteus brunneidiscus

Pluteus brunneidiscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Pluteus
Species: P. brunneidiscus
Binomial name
Pluteus brunneidiscus
Murrill (1917)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pluteus washingtonensis Murrill (1917)

Pluteus brunneidiscus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. It was first described scientifically by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1917.[2] It is found in Europe (Spain) and North America.[1]

Description

Pileus and stipe without blue-green tinges. Specimens are small to medium-sized and have a brown pileus which is usually darker at the center.

Habitat and distribution

Solitary, on wood of broad-leaved trees. Found in the U.S. and in Spain from June to November.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Justo A, Castro ML. (2007). "Observations in Pluteus section Pluteus in Spain: two new records for Europe" (PDF). Mycotaxon 102: 209–20.
  2. Murrill WA. (1917). "Agaricaceae subtribe Pluteanae". North American Flora 10 (2): 77–144 (see p. 131).

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