This feature refers to the sliminess of otherwise of the stipe surface. Where a partial veil is present, the viscid or glutinous portion of the stipe is usually below the veil remnants.

This feature must be observed on very fresh material in excellent condition. In dry, hot or windy conditions the surface of the stipe will rapidly dry out and any sliminess disappear. When a viscid or glutinous stipe has dried out, fragments of leaves or litter (or even small invertebrates) can often be seen sticking to the stipe surface; in a dry or moist stipe such fragments are readily blown away or brushed off. Another sign of a viscid or glutinous stipe that has dried out is that the surface may be shiny (as if varnished), although this is not always due to dried slime. If you suspect that the stipe has dried out, look around for fresher fruit-bodies which might be found nearby under leaves or litter, or in other more protected microhabitats.

Choose this state if: the surface of the stipe is glutinous (very slimy) and the slime forms a relatively thick layer. The slime is so abundant that it may roll down the stipe and form a very obvious mass at the base. A finger placed on the stipe surface and lifted will readily draw up a strand of slime. When held against the light, a glutinous stipe often has such a thick layer of slime that there is a transparent sheath around the stipe.

All taxa that are coded as glutinous are also coded as viscid, because as a glutinous stipe dries it can go through a stage when the slime layer thins and appears viscid.