North Vancouver, Capilano River Regional Park, Giant Fir trail. Just north of "Ancient Sentinel" tree, on west side of trail
Latitude
49.356935
Longitude
-123.112247
Altitude
99 m
Date
20/10/2024 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Dark brown cap with lighter margin. Striated red/grey stipe. Yellow hymenophore contains pores. Mild taste and smell.
Collector
Paul English
Number
PE-03
Other Collectors
Chloe Thomas, Harmony Chao
Determined by
Paul English
Host Substratum
Loamy soil
Notes
Young specimen
Habitat
Loamy soil near trail under bush (possibly salmonberry). 2 mushrooms growing solitarily.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: pored mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when young: 4 yellow/gold
Hymenium color when mature: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore length: 10
Spore width: 3
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
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 width: 50
Cap surface texture: 3 rough, wrinkled, cracked, warts
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 3 pithy
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh color: 2 light gray
Stipe primary color: 7 red
Stipe secondary color: 2 light gray
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Gill attachment: 5 free
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Ring location on stalk: 5 none
Ring number: 3 none
Ring color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
