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Slimy Spike

Gomphidius glutinosus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 790, February 584, March 915, April 1,439, May 2,074, June 2,262, July 2,421, August 2,082, September 1,528, October 1,141, November 623, December 487.
United States16,782
Alaska16,346
Russia397
Finland282
Canada227
Sweden180
California127
Uusimaa107
Germany90
Moscow Oblast86

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
FamilyGomphidiaceae
GenusSpikes · Gomphidius

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