Shield Cap
A small group of Agarics usually growing on dead wood, free gills discolouring pink with spores. Spores pink. In Britain about 40 species of the genus Pluteus occur.
Listed taxa:
- Pluteus cervinus, Deer Agaric
- Pluteus cinereofuscus
- Pluteus leoninus, Yellow Shield Cap
- Pluteus nanus, Mealy Shield Cap
- Pluteus romellii, Yellow-footed Shield Cap
- Pluteus salicinus, Willow Shield Cap
- Pluteus semibulbosus
- Pluteus thomsonii
- Pluteus umbrosus, Brown Shield Cap