Species

Chroogomphus vinicolor (Pine spikes)

Chroogomphus vinicolor. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Chroogomphus vinicolor, commonly known as the wine-cap Chroogomphus or the pine spike, is a species of mushroom in the family Gomphidiaceae. Found in North America and the Dominican Republic, mushrooms grow on the ground under pine trees. Fruit bodies have reddish-brown, shiny caps up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) wide atop tapered stems up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long. The gills are thick, initially pale orange before turning blackish, and extend a short way down the length of the…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Boletales (Boletes and allies)
        Family: Gomphidiaceae
        Genus: Chroogomphus
        Subgenus: Chroogomphus
        Species: Chroogomphus vinicolor (Pine spikes)
        Subspecies: Chroogomphus vinicolor californicus

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Chroogomphus vinicolor californicus

Sightings

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Discussion

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