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Pluteus cervinus

(Schaeff.) P. Kumm.

Deer Mushroom

G5Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1371554
Element CodeNFAGA421H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyPluteaceae
GenusPluteus
Synonyms
Pluteus atricapillus(Batsch) Fayod
Other Common Names
Fawn-colored Pluteus (EN)
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the broad treatment of Pluteus cervinus, including Pluteus brunneoradiatus, as recognized in Species Fungorum (2025). Species Fungorum (2018) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-25
Change Date2016-07-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
AlbertaSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
ManitobaSNRYes
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
LabradorSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Jackson Creek AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,673
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
References (6)
  1. Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California. 959 pp.
  2. Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.
  3. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  6. Phillips, R. 2010. Mushrooms and other fungi of North America. Firefly Books. 384 p.