– Cap convex to expanded, sometimes funnel-shaped, rose-red to pink.
– Gills decurrent, initially gray-white, darken with age due to the black spores.
– Stem white, tapering towards the base, with a faint ring zone that is often blackened by falling spores.
Gomphidioid agarics
Rosy Spike
Gomphidius roseus
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with pine and is most often found together with Suillus bovinus.
Notes
Edible but not particularly common.
Similar species
The typically rose-red cap color and the gray decurrent gills make it easy to recognize.
