The Silky Rosegill is a decomposer found a the base of dead trees but occasionally growing out of wounds of living trees. Widespread, but exceptionally common east of the Rocky Mountains. It can be found from late spring through fall.

The cap shape ranges from conical, to evenly rounded, to almost flat. The cap texture is slightly hairy.

It features free, pink gills, a brownish-pink spore print, and a sac-like volva at the base of the stem. Interestingly, it glows neon green on the stem under UV light.

September 21, 2023 Field Notes - Indian Cave State Park

• Growing at the base of large Bitternut Hickory tree in low mixed oak/hickory woodland just above creek.
• Cap planoconvex, dingy white color and adorned with dense short white hairs on pileipellis.
• Lamellae pink, close, and free from stipe.
• Stipe white emerging from a sac like volva.
• Spore Print: light to pinkish-brown
• UV: light green on stipe (forgot to test top of cap).