| Family: Pluteaceae |
| Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Agaricomycetes:> Agaricales:> Pluteaceae:> Pluteus, Volvariella. |
| Members of the pluteus genus are distinguish by having no Volva or ring and normal grow on damp spongy wood. The strip commonly has a grey-blue tint and a bulbous base. The gills are fine and crowded with pink spores. Under a microscope the cystidia can be easily seen. | ![]() |
| Genus: Pluteus |
![]() Pluteus microspermus | ![]() Pluteus minor |
![]() Pluteus velutinornatus |
Pluteus similis |
| Genus: Undescribed |
![]() Pluteus species. |
| Genus: Volvariella |
![]() Volvopluteus gloiocephalus |
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