Species

Pluteus exilis (Western deer mushroom)

Pluteus exilis. Photo: (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Pluteus exilis is a species of agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. It was described as new to science by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1989, from specimens collected in Muir Woods, California.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Pluteineae
        Family: Pluteaceae
        Genus: Pluteus (Deer mushrooms)
        Section: Pluteus
        Species: Pluteus exilis (Western deer mushroom)

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