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

Gomphidius subroseus pinkF Mushroom
Ref No: 7801
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Gomphidius subroseus Mushroom
Ref No: 7802
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Gomphidius subroseus2 Mushroom
Ref No: 7803
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location: North America
fungus colour: Yellow, Red or redish or pink
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Ring on stem
flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Gomphidius subroseus Kauffman Cap 4-6cm across, convex; pink to reddish salmon; smooth, viscid when wet. Gills decurrent, subdistant, thick; white then smoky gray. Stem 35-100 x 6-20mm, equal; white and smooth above the glutinous ring, ivory to yellow at base; viscid from veil covering. Flesh pallid, yellow in base. Odor mild. Taste mild. Spores tapering at ends, 15-21 x 4.5-7µ. Deposit black. Habitat under conifers. Found in the Rocky Mountains, Pacific Northwest, and rarely in eastern North America. Season June-September (December on the Pacific Coast). Edible but poor.

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