Capilano River Regional Park, 3735 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver
Latitude
N 49 21.38
Longitude
W123 06.74
Altitude
~100M
Date
26/10/2002 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
AY228359
Morphological Description
The gills are unequal, and uniform in color. They are ventricose, and adenate from a decurved cap. The cap is umbonate, with a darker centre and a uniform, lighter edge. The partial veil is only wispy hairs on the upper surface of the stipe. The universal veil has degenerated into tiny fibres that coat the stipe up to the annulus and over the cap. The cap is NOT vicid and was only mildly hygrophanous. Microscopic viewing of the cap on dried specimen made the universal veil remenants more prominent as the color was different. The stipe is clavate to ventricose fusiform, and has visible lighter striations along its length (universal veil remenant). The cap cuticle had distinct [][][] cells making it up, supporting the non-vicid nature of the cap. The dried specimen cap showed a scale-like pattern.
Morphologically similar to Cortinarius furvolaesus or Cortinarius brunneus, but genetically distinct.
Collector
Richard Cooper
Number
RC 1
Other Collectors
(none)
Determined by
Richard Cooper
Host Substratum
Dirt (rotting wood)
Notes
the sample was growing in a small clump of 3 mature specimens, near fallen and rotting logs and near several living hemlock trees.
Habitat
In temperate coniferous forest. Off trail, growing in dirt hillside near rotting log and living hemlock tree.
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: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Spore print color: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when young: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when mature: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Spore length: 8.13
Spore width: 5.66
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
Cap shape in center: 1 raised
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 3.4
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 2 clavate
Stipe core: 1 solid
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe flesh color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe secondary color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe length: 59
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap: No
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills forked: No
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 1 cobwebby
Ring location on stalk: 1 upper stalk
Ring number: 1 single
Ring color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Volva type: 4 indistinct
Volva color: 8 tan - light brown
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: 5 pear shape
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: No
clamp connections: not seen
cap cuticle type: distinct
