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Rosy Slime Spike

gomphidius subroseus

The Rosy Slime Spike is a colorful mushroom that looks like it has a rosy pink cap! Kids will love its unique shape and the way it grows in clusters on the forest floor.

Lebensraum: It lives in moist forests, often found near decaying wood.

Aussehen

The Rosy Slime Spike has a striking rose to reddish-pink cap, often very slimy when wet, that makes it stand out against forest greens. Its white gills darken to smoky gray-black with age, a stark contrast to its vibrant cap. Its stem is usually pale, sometimes with a yellowish base.

ReichFungiStammBasidiomycotaKlasseAgaricomycetesOrdnungBoletalesFamilieGomphidiaceaeGattungGomphidius

Rosy Slime Spike

Kategorie

Pilze

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It helps recycle nutrients from the forest floor, a silent forest helper.

Its sticky cap helps it pick up bits of debris, like fallen leaves, as it grows.

The Rosy Slime Spike's bright color warns some animals, even if it's not poisonous!

This mushroom often grows near pine trees, especially in older, undisturbed forests!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Rosy Slime Spike can 'steal' nutrients by parasitizing the underground networks (mycelium) of other fungi, helping it grow strong.

Rosy Slime Spike has a super-slimy cap that helps protect it from drying out and might deter hungry insects or snails.

Rosy Slime Spike can release smoky gray spores that catch air currents, helping new fungi sprout far away.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 4-10 cm
Edibility: edible
Cap Diameter: 3-12 cm
Wachstumssubstrat: soil
Saison: Late summer to fall
Sporenfarbe: Smoky gray to black

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

often found growing near its roots.

parasitizes

American Slippery Jack

Suillus americanus

grows on its underground mycelium.

depends on

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

can be found under these trees too.

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