Mushroom identifier
Gomphidius and Chroogomphus
Chroogomphus and Gomphidius are two closely related genera of mushrooms that belong to the family Gomphidiaceae. Although they appear to be typical gilled fungi, they are unusual in that they are more closely related to the boletes (order Boletales) than to the true agarics. This makes them part of a distinctive group of bolete-like agarics. Species of Gomphidius are generally medium-sized mushrooms with slimy, often greyish to brownish caps. Their gills are thick, widely spaced, and strongly decurrent, running down the stem. As the spores mature, the gills darken, eventually becoming almost black.
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