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| synonyms: Copper Spike, Gomphide visqueux, Kupferroter Gelbfuss, Vöröses nyálkásgomba |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Red or redish or pink, Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass), Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Chroogomphus rutilus (Fr.) Miller syn. Gomphidius viscidus Fr. Copper Spike, Kupferroter Gelbfuss, Gomphide visqueux, Vöröses nyálkásgomba. Cap 3–15cm across, brick-colour flushed vinaceous, viscid drying shiny, convex, umbonate. Stem 60–120´2–8mm, vinaceous at apex, yellow-buff below, chrome at stem base, slightly viscid with cottony veil which leaves irregular zones on the stem. Flesh vinaceous in cap and stem, deep chrome in stem base. Taste and smell somewhat astringent. Gills deeply decurrent, dull olivaceous buff becoming dirty purplish. Spore print fuscous black to sepia. Spores subfusiform, 15–22 x 5.5–7µ. Habitat with conifers, usually pines. Season autumn. Common. Edible but not recommended. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 20 November 2010
Tuszkowy-Kaszuby.Poland
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 18 November 2008
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 17 November 2008
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