Capilano River Regional Park,
North Vancouver, BC.
Across the river from information center. Close to edge of smaller trail.
Latitude
N 49 21.38'
Longitude
W 123 06.64'
Altitude
<100m
Date
26/10/2002 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
AY228340
Morphological Description
Gills were unequal with two courses. There were some short gills along with the majority being long. The stem was tapered strongly with a larger base which was whiter than the rest of the stem. The stem was also strongly longitudinally striate. The spores were elliptical but some appeared to have an angular shape also.
Collector
Emma Acorn
Number
EA 1
Other Collectors
Determined by
Emma Acorn
Host Substratum
loose organic rich soil, moist
Notes
Habitat
Moist area, under mossy deadfall, Douglas Fir canopy, three mushrooms together, four feet off trail, dark color almost camouflaged it.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 13 blue
Secondary color top surface: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore print color: 6 pink or salmon
Hymenium color when young: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 6 pink or salmon
Spore length: 10
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 1 raised
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 13 blue
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 1725
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Stipe shape: 6 taper down
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 fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Stipe flesh color: 2 light gray
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 13 blue
Stipe secondary color: 1 white
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe width: 57
Stipe length: 5570
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Hymenium stain color: 6 pink or salmon
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills waxy feel: Yes
Gills anastomosing: No
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
Volva type: 6 none
Volva color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ammonia color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Fe. Sul. color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction potassium: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: present
