Capilano River Regional Park
3735 Capilano Road
North Vancouver
V7R 4J1
British Columbia
Canada
Latitude
N 49° 21.4'
Longitude
W 123° 6.8'
Altitude
90m
Date
21/10/2006 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
EF530937
Morphological Description
Collector
Jaclyn Dee
Number
PI31415
Other Collectors
Determined by
J. Dee, M. Berbee and P. Kroeger
Host Substratum
Notes
Subsect. Infularia, based on whitish gills and small basidia.
Spores much larger than expected from N. bicolaripes.
Spores have an overall elliptical shape and are angular. Pink spores are actually pinkish brown.
Basidia plus sterigmata 40-45 µm X 11-12 µm.
No cystidia or clamp connections.
Habitat
Growing on needle humus/soil in a shaded area on a downward slope. Western hemlock and Douglas Fir nearby. Solitary growth.
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: 11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Spore print color: 6 pink or salmon
Hymenium color when young: 6 pink or salmon
Hymenium color when mature: 6 pink or salmon
Spore length: 12.5
Spore width: 7.5
Smell: 2 mild/none
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 width: 2040
Cap surface texture: 6 other - use only when the others clearly do not fit
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 6 pink or salmon
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe shape: 3 equal
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: 6 pink or salmon
Stipe primary color: 6 pink or salmon
Stipe secondary color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 34
Stipe length: 3070
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
Gills break from cap: No
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills secede from stalk: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills anastomosing: Yes
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
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
cystidia: none observed
clamp connections: none observed
