Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver.South Side of Coho loop Trail. Approximately 20 m from trail.
Latitude
N 49° 21’
Longitude
W 123° 6’
Altitude
50 m
Date
21/10/2006 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
EF530940
Morphological Description
Collector
Adria Hussain
Number
AH01
Other Collectors
Laura Machial, Carmen Scott, Ashley Johnston
Determined by
Adria Hussain
Host Substratum
large grained sandy soil with a layer rich in organic matter
Notes
-Cap convex, velvety, smooth, regular and dry with an indentation in the center of older specimens. In mature specimens collected, centre of cap fades to brown or buff and eventually all brown with purple undertones. Caps are vibrant purple, lilac when young and fresh.
-Stem: Few stray hairs on longitudinally striate, ribbed stem. Rugulose tough texture. Slighly bulbous at base, but otherwise equal and centrally attached to cap. Color is uniform light lilac. Striations become darker as mushroom matures and fade to brown with age.
-Gills were equal and had long and short gills. Gills thick, veined and waxy. When fresh, bright lilac, but darkening to dull, waxy purple wiht dusting of white (from spores) as the mushroom dries.
-Basidia had 2 sterigmata
Habitat
Growing in a mixed coniferous forest in a partly shaded area near hemlock. Soil was rich with humus and covered by a layer of moss.
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: 2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps
Color of top surface: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Secondary color top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Hymenium color when mature: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Spore length: 8
Spore width: 8
Smell: 1 anise, fruity, sweet
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
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: 3.8
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 4 chambered
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Stipe secondary color: 1 white
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe width: .8
Stipe length: 8.6
Gill attachment: 3 decurrent
Gill collarium: No
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 secede from stalk: No
Gills waxy feel: Yes
Gills anastomosing: No
Gills forked: 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
Spore shape: 6 circular
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
cystidia: none
trama type: parallel hyphae
