Found 20ft. off the west side of the trail on the north side of the Capilano River at Capilano River Park. The Park is located at 3735 Capilano River Rd., North Vancouver, British Columbia.
Latitude
N 49° 21.47'
Longitude
W 123° 06.79'
Altitude
< 100 m
Date
26/10/2002 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
AY228352
Morphological Description
Collector
Karol Jaholkowski
Number
KJ 1
Other Collectors
Determined by
Karol Jaholkowski
Host Substratum
Wood of heavily decayed conifers and hardwoods
Notes
The cap has a light yellow circle in the middle of it. It is very fragile and easily brokem. The stipe is very smooth. The spore print is of a dark black color. THe mushrooms are known to grow in groups and also in solitude. This sample was found growing
Habitat
The Mushroom was located under a Douglas Fir Tree. The ground was surrounded and had in it well decayed wood.
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: 8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore print color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium color when young: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when mature: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore length: 12
Spore width: 6
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 3 hard, potato-like
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 8 tan - light brown
Cap width: 2
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 1 upturned
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 5 rooting
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 3 hard, potato-like
Stipe flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Stipe flesh fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Stipe flesh color: 1 white
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 2 light gray
Stipe secondary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 2
Stipe length: 120
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills forked: Yes
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: Fusoid-ventricose
clamp connections: yes found in cap
