Found worldwide
The genus Pluteus is a large and diverse group of fungi with an estimated 500 species. They are characterized by their wood-rotting habit, pink spores and gills that are free from the stem. Pluteus mushrooms are found growing on decaying wood, such as logs, stumps, mulch/sawdust piles and humus rich soil.
Pluteus Mushrooms at Indiana Fungi:
Resources:
- The Genus Pluteus with key: MushroomExpert.Com
- General information on Pluteus at Wikipedia
- See key (p.80) to several interesting species of Pluteus section Pluteus present in USA and Canada East of the Rocky Mountains: PHYTOTAXA
- Pluteus of Indiana at MycoMap
- Pluteus Mushrooms in North America, Alfredo Justo at GAMF 2025