Capilano River Regional Park:
beside a trail, just below the dam, west side of the river
Latitude
N 49° 21.47'
Longitude
W 123° 06.79'
Altitude
150 m
Date
28/10/2001 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
This fungus is considered a false truffle and is supposed to be good an crackers. The specimen collected was 4 cm high by 2 cm at its widest point, and shaped like an inverted pear. It was moderately firm to squeeze. Once cross-sectioned, the interior spore mass slowly darkened from its original olive-grey colour as it dried. An aggregation of the columella was visible at the base of the fungus forming a pseudostalk. There were also small flecks of columella throughout the spore mass. Under the microscope the spores were elliptical and smooth. Smooth spores help distingiush T. citrina from its close relatives.
Collector
Corey Anderson
Number
1
Other Collectors
Determined by
Corey Anderson
Host Substratum
soil
Notes
Habitat
This fungus was dug from the bank of the trail-cut. It was in mineral soil with no immediately adjacent plants. The trees nearby included Cedar, Douglas Fir and Hemlock directly overhead.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
other
morphology summary
Material collected: other
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Smell: 2 mild/none
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth