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Gomphidius roseus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

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  • synonyms: Gomphide rose, Rosa Schmierling, Rosy Spike, Rózsaszin nyálkásgomba
    Gomphidius roseus Mushroom
    Ref No: 7799
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    location: North America, Europe
    edibility: Inedible
    fungus colour: Red or redish or pink
    normal size: 5-15cm
    cap type: Convex to shield shaped
    flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
    spore colour: Purplish to black
    habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

    Gomphidius roseus (Fr.) Karst. Rosy Spike, Rosa Schmierling, Rózsaszin nyálkásgomba, Gomphide rose, Rozsaszin nyálkásgomba. Cap up to 5cm across, coral becoming more brick with age, convex at first then flattened, very viscid. Stem 25–45 x 4–10mm, whitish flushed with pink or vinaceous tint, the white glutinous veil leaving an indistinct ring zone. Flesh dirty white tinted coral, occasionally dirty yellow in stem base. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills deeply decurrent, greyish, finally mouse-grey with olivaceous tinge. Spore print fuscous black. Spores subfusiform 15.5–17.5(20) x 5–5.5um. Habitat with conifers, especially pines. Season autumn. Uncommon. Edible but not recommended. Distribution, America and Europe.

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    Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 11 December 2024

    Tuszkowy k/Lipusza.Kaszuby-Poland
    Gomphidius roseus
    Edit Szilvasy (Hungary) - 12 November 2024

    Szilvasy Edit 03.10.2009. Hungary, Õrség Gomphidius roseus + suillus bovinus
    Gomphidius roseus
    David Edington (United Kingdom) - 14 September 2024

    Frensham Ponds - 18 October 2024 Showing the oft times demonstrated close mutual relationship this species has with Suillus bovinus.
    Gomphidius roseus
    Branislav Uzelac (Yugoslavia) - 17 March 2024

    photo by Goran Miloshevich from Serbia
    Gomphidius roseus
    Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 18 November 2024

    Gomphidius roseus
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