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Deer shield

Pluteus cervinus

Genus Pluteus. Family Pluteaceae. Order Agaricales.

Deer shield — Photographs 1
Deer shield.
Novgorod Oblast, 9–18 July 2009.
Photo Салавата Арсланова

Description

Pluteus cervinus, commonly known as the deer shield, deer mushroom, or fawn mushroom, is a species of fungus in the order Agaricales.

Traits

Edibility
Inedible

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Photographs

Deer shield — Photographs 2
Deer shield.
Photo Wikipedia, Strobilomyces
Deer shield — Photographs 3
Deer shield.
Photo Вячеслава Степанова
Deer shield — Photographs 4
Deer shield. Illustration.
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