Fungi › Gomphidiaceae
Pine Spikes
Chroogomphus vinicolor
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Olive Pine SpikeChroogomphus ochraceus
Chroogomphus conacytiensis
Brownish ChroogomphusChroogomphus rutilus
Giant Pine SpikeChroogomphus pseudovinicolor
Yellow-gilled GymnopilusGymnopilus luteofolius
Purple-veiled Slippery JackSuillus luteus
Short-stalked SuillusSuillus brevipes
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,000 |
|---|---|
| California | 710 |
| Canada | 153 |
| Ontario | 51 |
| British Columbia | 42 |
| Oregon | 28 |
| Colorado | 25 |
| Washington | 25 |
| Quebec | 23 |
| New Jersey | 22 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | boletes and allies · Boletales |
| Family | Gomphidiaceae |
| Genus | Chroogomphus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pine Spikes with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.