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. |