Chroogomphus rutilus, commonly known as the brown slimecap[2] or the copper spike,[3] is a species of fungus in the Gomphidiaceae family. First described scientifically as Agaricus rutilus by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774, it was transferred to the genus Chroogomphus in 1964 by Orson K. Miller, Jr.[4] The fungus lives ectomycorrhizally with Pinus species, and is found in Europe and North America. The fruit bodies are edible but not highly regarded.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Gomphidiaceae |
| Genus: | Chroogomphus |
| Species: | C. rutilus
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| Chroogomphus rutilus | |
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Gomphidius viscidus is an old synonym of this mushroom.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Chroogomphus rutilus (Schaeff.) O.K. Mill. 1964". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ McKnight VB, McKnight KH. (1987). A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America. Peterson Field Guides. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-91090-0.
- ^ a b Phillips R. "Chroogomphus rutilus". Rogers Mushrooms. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ a b Miller OK. (1964). "Monograph of Chroogomphus (Gomphidiaceae)". Mycologia. 56 (4): 526–49. doi:10.2307/3756358. JSTOR 3756358. The synonym Gomphidius viscidus is given on page 543.
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