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Pluteus salicinus is a European psychedelic mushroom that grows on wood. It is an edible mushroom after parboiling.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Willow Shield being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pluteus americanus
- Pluteus hongoi
- Pluteus septocystidiatus
- Pluteus ephebeus
- Pluteus cervinus
- Coprinopsis melanthina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Pluteaceae
- Genus
- Pluteus
- Species
- Pluteus salicinus
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