Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis
(Veined Shield)

Interactions where Pluteus thomsonii 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 associated with dead Rare Dracaena dragon trees Asparagales: Asparagaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Dracaena/Dracaenadragon treesdeadRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazelsdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood UK/IrelandMajor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Major Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood Minor Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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 thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapledead, decayed, often part buriedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, often part buried wood UK/Ireland [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis, Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus thomsonii/Pluteus thomsoniiveined shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayed, often part buriedwood

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
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W., 2001Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) DennisMycologist Vol 15 (2): 61-62.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPluteus thomsonii (Veined 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 thomsonii (Veined Shield)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pearson, A.A. 1946 New Records and Observations. III TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5.
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 2001 Profiles of Fungi No. 123: Pluteus thomsonii (Berk. & Broome) Dennis Mycologist Vol 15 (2): 61-62.

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Pluteus thomsonii (Veined Shield)
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