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

synonyms: Gomphide rose, Rosa Schmierling, Rosy Spike
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.
Rosa Schmierling Gomphide rose Rosy Spike 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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