Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Pluteaceae
Species: Pluteus cervinus (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus atricapillus Agaricus cervinus Agaricus cervinus var. bullii Agaricus cervinus var. eximius Agaricus curtisii Agaricus pluteus Agaricus pluteus ß rigens Pluteus atricapillus Pluteus bullii Pluteus cervinus var. bullii Pluteus cervinus var. cervinus Pluteus cervinus var. eximius Pluteus cervinus var. rigens Pluteus curtisii Pluteus eximius

Common Name:

Deer Shield

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (43) Quercus (10) Alnus glutinosa (8) Corylus avellana (6) Betula (4) Salix (3) Acer pseudoplatanus (3) Quercus petraea (2) Pinus sylvestris (2) Rhododendron ponticum (1) Tilia (1) Quercus robur (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Ulmus (1) Malus domestica (1) Picea abies (1) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Betula pubescens (1) Anthophyta (1) Acer (1) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (31) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (20) Woodland: mixed (16) Woodland (11) Parkland and scattered trees (9) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (9) Woodland: mixed, plantation (7) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (6) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3) Fen carr (woodland or scrub over fen) (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Bog: raised (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Stump (56) Dead Wood (26) Wood (20) Log (17) Soil (6) Rotting Wood (5) Branch (4) Fallen Branch (4) Tree (4) Buried Wood (2) Fallen Tree (2) Soil Leaves (2) Fallen log (1) Leaf Litter (1) Root (1) Soil Grassy (1) Stem (1) Tree, dead (1) Trunk, fallen (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (9) March (5) April (8) May (11) June (7) July (15) August (30) September (51) October (62) November (17) December (2)