Capilano River Regional Park. About 200 feet off of the trail heading to the dam overlook; about 1 km downstream of dam. 3735 Capilano Rd., North Vancouver
Latitude
N 49° 21'
Longitude
W 123° 06'
Altitude
100 m
Date
22/10/2005 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
DQ384586
Morphological Description
Gregarious on branch, about 5 individuals in two groups. Disc portion of cap bright whitish yellow; margins creamy yellow. Cap conic and thin. The stipe from 10–30 mm long, 1-2 mm thick, and darker yellow than the cap. Clearly geotropic, the stipe turned upward 90 degrees to align the cap bottom to parallel the ground. The cap and stipe are visid (slimy and moist) and when cut had a detectable odour that can be described as “the normal mushroom smell.”
Collector
Victor Wong
Number
VWong1
Other Collectors
Ester Tong, Larry Wong, Luke Wang
Determined by
V. Wong
Host Substratum
Notes
Based on sequence comparisions, this is not 'Mycena epipterygia' although we could not get closer with a morphological identification.
Habitat
Growing from a branch of a small dead tree among large fallen logs and leafy ferns. In densely wooded area.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Victor Wong
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
1 conical/bell shape
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps
Color of top surface: 3 pale yellow or cream
Secondary color top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Spore print color: 1 white
Spore length: 7.5
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
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: 4 yellow/gold
Cap width: 815
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe primary color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe secondary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 12
Stipe length: 1030
Gill attachment: 3 decurrent
Gills break from cap: No
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
