On the other side (left) of the Capilano River near the Capilano Salmon Hatchery (on Capilano Park Road); Capilano River Regional Park in the District of North Vancouver
The nearly conical cap of this specimen does not fit well with H. Flavescens. The lack of pointy umbo does not fit with H. acutoconica, either. This specimen could be close to H. chlorophana.
DNA Sequencing: Not very good.
>Hygrocybe_flavescens_tw13
ATTGANGNTGACCCATNAACCANAAAGNAAGCCNAGCANGGTTATTGCAAGGNNNGATTACTGGNTAANGCGACTGACTNGAANCGTTCCCCTTTNAANAATNTCACGGAATGNTTANCTCTCTTTNCAAAGNCCTTTNCATCTTTCCCTCACGGCACTTGNNCGCTATCGGACTCTCGCNTGTATTTAGCTTTAGANGGNATTTACNACCCATTTNGAGCTGCANGGGCCAAACAANTCGACTNTTCGANAGCGCNTCACAAAAGCACCGGTNAATNCCGTGTCANAGACGGGANNCTCACCCTCTATGATGCTAATNCCAAGAGACTTGTACACGGTNCCAGCGCGGAAGACNACTTCTCTAGATT
Habitat
Mainly in solitude (1 other tiny one); in wet area with a large 1m puddle; surrounded by ferns, salal, moss; under conifers (pine?)canopy; high organic matter; dead logs around; mid autumn
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
1 conical/bell shape
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium color when mature: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore length: 7.578
Spore width: 5
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 4 yellow/gold
Cap width: 15
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap edge: 3 scalloped
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe flesh stain color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe primary color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 32
Stipe length: 6
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
Hymenium stain color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills mottled face: No
Gills waxy feel: Yes
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Ring location on stalk: 5 none
Ring number: 3 none
Volva type: 6 none
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: none
trama type: parallel
