Capilano River Regional Park. Found about 100m west of the Coho Loop trail on west side of the river (across bridge from fish hatchery).
Latitude
49 21' 15" N
Longitude
123 06' 42" W
Altitude
63
Date
27/10/2007 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Collector
Cathryn Hale
Number
CH071027
Other Collectors
Determined by
Cathryn Hale
Host Substratum
decomposing log
Notes
Parasite on lobes - Syzygospora sorana, anarmorph: Cryptococcus sp.
Habitat
Growing on downed wood of undetermined species that was several years old, with moss species. Mature forest. Dominant species were Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
phylum
Ascomycota
material collected
apothecium
morphology summary
Material collected: apothecium
Habit: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Secondary color top surface: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore print color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when young: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Hymenium color when mature: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Spore length: .1
Spore width: .05
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
clamp connections: No
