Capilano River Park near Fish Hatcheries,
4500 Capilano Rd.,
North Vancouver
Latitude
N 49 21.47'
Longitude
W 123 06.79'
Altitude
<100 M
Date
25/10/2008 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
FJ627037
Morphological Description
Collector
Nancy Shangguan
Number
Other Collectors
Determined by
Host Substratum
Notes
Habitat
In a coniferous forest.Near hemlock and ferns
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 7 red
Secondary color top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore print color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore length: 11
Spore width: 7
Smell: 4 unpleasant
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 7 red
Cap width: 12.5
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap flesh color: 1 white
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Cap cross section: 5 straight
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 2 clavate
Stipe core: 3 pithy
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: 2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh color: 2 light gray
Stipe primary color: 1 white
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 30
Stipe length: 12
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills waxy feel: 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
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: 2 rough
