Cap grey-brown, convex or bun-shaped, becoming expanded and flattened, heavily viscid when damp, becoming shiny when dry. Flesh dirty white, moderate, and firm. Gills at first whitish, becoming tinged olivaceous-grey when mature, deeply decurrent, thick. Stem dirty white, more or less equal, lemon yellow at the base. The ring is white, glutinous, and zone-like. Spore print dark sepia-brown.
Microscopic Features: The spores are subfusiform, smooth, measuring 17-20 x 5.5-7 μm.
Gomphidius glutinosus on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
Gomphidius glutinosus on the www.first-nature.com web site.
Gomphidius glutinosus on the mykoweb.com web site.
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