Pluteus pouzarianus Singer
(Conifer Shield)

Interactions where Pluteus pouzarianus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus pouzarianus/Pluteus pouzarianusconifer shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump Major PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus pouzarianus/Pluteus pouzarianusconifer shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayedstumpMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on piled sawdust Major PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus pouzarianus/Pluteus pouzarianusconifer shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconiferspiledsawdustMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield)
GenusPluteus (shield toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Aron, C.E. 2001 Russula torulosa and other interesting fungi in Newborough Warren Field Mycology Vol 2 (3): 100-104, rear cover.
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (Jan 2004) Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 28-30,33.

Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2009 Editorial (Oct 09) Field Mycology Vol 10 (4): 110.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pluteus pouzarianus (Conifer Shield):

One of the small group of species with hooked cystidia. Further recognised by the grey cap and concolourous gill edge.

Distinguished from P. cervinus by the presence of clamp connections in the cap cuticle.

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