Cap Diameter 5.5cm
Edge of cap to Stalk Length 2.3cm
Diameter of Stalk at Cap ~1cm
Length of Stalk 5.1cm
Diameter of Stalk equidistant from top and bottom 0.8cm
Cap height from top of Stalk to top of Cap 1.1cm
Diameter of Stalk at bulb distal from Cap 1.3cm
Pore Size <1mm – 1.5mm
Habitat
Wet soil, surrounded by twigs, and needles. Nearest tree was ~1m away; possibly on decaying wood.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
S. Helm
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
5 globular
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: pored mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore print color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium color when young: 3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium color when mature: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore length: 13.5
Spore width: 6.5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 7 other
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 5 globular
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 11 dark brown
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 5.5
Cap surface texture: 4 hairy, include velvety
Cap stickiness: 5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 11 dark brown
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Cap cross section: 5 straight
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 3 equal
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: 7 red
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 7 red
Stipe secondary color: 1 white
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe width: 1
Stipe length: 5.1
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
