roof mushroom

1. A large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae;
   The shape of the cap resembles a roof;
   Often abundant early in the summer (synset 113039962)
   is a type of: fungus genus - includes lichen genera
   member holonym:

   • pluteus aurantiorugosus - an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk
   • pluteus magnus, sawdust mushroom - an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled
   • deer mushroom, pluteus cervinus - a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
   belongs to: family pluteaceae, pluteaceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
   same as: genus pluteus, pluteus

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