October 2004 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Pine Spike, Copper Spike Cap Convex with a central bump, smooth when dry, viscid when moist, brick coloured, about 3 to 12 cm across Gills Decurrent, distant, broad, buff to vinaceous, blackish with age Stem Cylindrical, coarsely scaly, vinaceous with a dark cotton web ring zone at the apex, reddish yellow towards the base Flesh Vinaceous, yellow in the stem base Smell +/- astringent Taste +/- astringent Season Autumn Distribution Common Habitat On soil with 2-needled pines Spore Print Fuscous black to sepia Microscopic Features Spores spindle shaped (15-22) x (5.5-7) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor |