2017-09-11 Gomphidius nigricans Peck 790224

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Summary[edit] Description: Gomphidius nigricans Peck Image location: Pelham, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA Growing in a mossy, boggy area of mixed hemlock, pine, birch and red maple. Very sticky cap, 3-6.5 cm, purplish pink color (RGB 151,113,116). Gills pale gray maturing to dark gray. Stipe 4.5 cm x 1-1.5 cm, narrowing at the base. Stipe white at apex, covered with very sticky brown to black coating on the rest. Bases not showing any yellow. All flesh white, stipe flesh browning upon exposure. Spore print very dark brown. Spores 16.1-19.9(22.8) x (4.7)5.1-5.8(6), n=20. Cheilocystidia long, cylindrical. Used references: Singer, R. 1949. The Genus Gomphidius Fries in North America. Mycologia 41(4):462-489 : For more information about this, see the observation page at Mushroom Observer. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Date: 11 September 2017. Source: : This image is Image Number 790224 at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Author: : This image was created by user Sue Lancelle (SueLan) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−.