Growing in clumps of 2 to 6 on the side of the tree about 2 metres from the ground
Habitat
Growing on a rotting, upright tree near the top of a steep slope amongst a dense growth of ferns and a few other small trees.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Matt Mitchell
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
1 conical/bell shape
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Secondary color top surface: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 1 white
Spore length: 11.88
Spore width: 6.88
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 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 color with age: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap stain color: 4 yellow/gold
Cap width: 6
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 1 white
Cap flesh stain color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
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: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe flesh stain color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe primary color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 1.5
Stipe length: 10
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Gills secede from stalk: 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
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: cheilocystidia
