Capilano River Regional Park located in North Vancouver, along the Palisades Trail
Latitude
49 N 21’
Longitude
123 6’ W
Altitude
70 m
Date
25/10/2008 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
FJ627021
Morphological Description
Collector
Kimberley Cheung
Number
kcheung1
Other Collectors
Determined by
Kimberley Cheung
Host Substratum
Notes
Habitat
Found on a wet slope where nearby soil is is covered with live and dead leaves; the area is full of conifers and ferns; grow in a scattered fashion
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
2 funnel
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 2 light gray
Secondary color top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore print color: 1 white
Spore length: 4
Spore width: 3
Smell: 2 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Cap shape when mature: 2 funnel
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
Cap shape from above: 2 irregular
Cap color with age: 8 tan - light brown
Cap width: 7
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 1 bulbous
Stipe core: 1 solid
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Stipe flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe primary color: 2 light gray
Stipe secondary color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe width: 1.5
Stipe length: 80
Gill attachment: 3 decurrent
Gill sawtooth edge: Yes
Gills break from cap: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills forked: Yes
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
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
clamp connections: yes
