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| synonyms: Gomphide glutineux, Grosser Schmierling, Slimy Spike |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Violet or purple, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Light to dark brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Gomphidius glutinosus (Fr.) Fr. syn. Gomphus glutinosus (Fr.) Kummer. Grosser Schmierling Gomphide glutineux Slimy Spike. Cap 5–12cm across, greyish violet, glutinous. Stem 35–100 x 10–20mm, whitish above, grey-brown below, sometimes lemon-chrome at the base, glutinous with a glutinous veil connecting stem and cap margin which leaves a gelatinous blackening zone near the stem apex. Flesh whitish flushing vinaceous in the cap, strongly lemon-chrome towards the stem base. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills decurrent, distant, whitish then vinaceous grey, darkening with age. Spore print sepia. Spores subfusiform, 17–20 x 5.5–6um. Habitat with conifers. Season autumn. Rare. Edible but not recommended. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 11 December 2024
Trawice-Kaszuby.Poland
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 07 February 2024
Hungarian name, Barna nyálkásgomba
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 17 November 2024
Hope you can see the layer of slime (gluten)on the right-hand-side specimen. Because of this, one of the local German names (used in Austria) is Kuhmaul (Cow-mouth).
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 17 November 2024
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 17 November 2024
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