Capilano River Regional Park, 3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver
Latitude
N 49° 21’
Longitude
W 123° 6’
Altitude
90 m
Date
21/10/2006 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
EF530939
Morphological Description
Collector
Sarah Chung
Number
SGChung01
Other Collectors
Harprit Bring, Kai Chak, Elizabeth Lang
Determined by
Sarah Chung
Host Substratum
Notes
Gills marginate; margins brown while gill faces are light.
Species matches perfectly with GeneBank AY781262, a sequence known only as an environmental DNA from Sweden, therefore no identification.
-Spores amyloid
-Hymenium dextrinoid
-Stipe with dense white mycelium at base.
Habitat
Off the main trail, growing directly attached to a long thin dead branch.
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: 8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface: 2 light gray
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 2 light gray
Hymenium color when mature: 2 light gray
Spore length: 11.25
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap width: .715
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 2 light gray
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 3 scalloped
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh color: 2 light gray
Stipe primary color: 2 light gray
Stipe secondary color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 11.5
Stipe length: 1216
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills mottled face: No
Gills forked: No
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
