North Vancouver, Capilano River Park, Giant Fir Trail, Growing on 'Ancient Sentinel' Douglas fir
Latitude
49.356884
Longitude
-123.112136
Altitude
85 m
Date
28/10/2023 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
PP550919
Morphological Description
Collector
Noah Pugh Martin
Number
2023-10-28_NP_2
Other Collectors
Jamie You, Cayley Clark
Determined by
Noah Pugh Martin
Host Substratum
On exposed sapwood of mature Douglas Fir. Approx 1m above ground. Facing westward.
Notes
Habitat
Growing in mixed douglas fir/western hemlock stand.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Noah Pugh Martin
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored wood decay fungus
morphology summary
Material collected: pored wood decay fungus
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Secondary color top surface: 11 dark brown
Spore print color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when mature: 11 dark brown
Spore length: 6.7
Spore width: 4.3
Smell: 1 anise, fruity, sweet
Taste: 7 other
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 120
Cap surface texture: 4 hairy, include velvety
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 5 straight
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Stipe position: 4 absent
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Volva type: 6 none
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction potassium: 15 black or dark gray
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: Smooth
cystidia: Some