INDIANA MUSHROOMS
| Pluteus genus |
| Mushrooms in this genus grow from rotting wood, sometimes buried, and are found spring, summer and fall. Gills are white, becoming pinkish from the pink spores these mushrooms produce. Gill are free, not attached to the stem. Some are very common, like Pluteus cervinus; others are somewhat rare, like Pluteus aurantiorugosus. |
| See The Genus Pluteus at MushroomExpert.Com |
| DNA work: "The current "working" species list for Pluteus of Indiana. 34 total species. 17 of the 34 species are assigned temporary codes and need additional work to get a good identification. 152 total collections with DNA sequences. Species Name - Number of collections Pluteus americanus 4 Pluteus aurantiorugosus 2 Pluteus cervinus 21 Pluteus chrysophlebius 7 Pluteus deceptivus 5 Pluteus eludens 1 Pluteus granularis 6 Pluteus granulatus 1 Pluteus heteromarginatus 1 Pluteus hongoi 29 Pluteus longistriatus 15 Pluteus nanus 1 Pluteus petasatus 26 Pluteus romellii 9 Pluteus septocystidiatus 6 Pluteus seticeps 3 Pluteus "glaucotinctus-IN01" 1 Pluteus "leoninus-IN01" 4 Pluteus "leoninus-IN02" 4 Pluteus "sp-IN02" 4 Pluteus "sp-IN03" 1 Pluteus "sp-IN04" 3 Pluteus "sp-IN05" 1 Pluteus "sp-IN06" 2 Pluteus "sp-IN07" 3 Pluteus "sp-IN08" 1 Pluteus "sp-IN09" 2 Pluteus "sp-IN10" 2 Pluteus "sp-IN11" 1 Pluteus "sp-IN12" 1 Pluteus "sp-IN13" 3 Pluteus "thompsonii-01" 1." Steve Russell, Purdue. April 2020; from "Indiana Mushrooms" Facebook group. See MycoMap.Com |