Rosy Spike

Gomphidius roseus

Pine forests, especially their dry, ridged margins. Autumn.

Fruiting bodies smaller than those of the Slimy Spike and not slimy at all. Cap 3-5 cm across, dry, pinkish, with a rose tinge. Gills grey, greyish-brown, thick, distant. Stem up to 4 cm long and 1-1.5 cm thick, the colour of the cap, yellowish at the base. Flesh white, mild in taste. Characteristic features: grows in pine forests, especially older and sparser ones; fruiting bodies not slimy. Appears singly, less often a few fruiting bodies together. Edible, pleasant in taste, does not blacken when boiled. Uncommon.