Capilano River Regional Park, South of Fish Hatchery,
3735 Capilano Road,
North Vancouver
Latitude
N49.355289
Longitude
W123.110417
Altitude
61 m
Date
24/10/2009 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
hm240523
Morphological Description
Collector
Jing Sun
Number
JS102409
Other Collectors
Song Hee
Determined by
Jing Sun
Host Substratum
-
Notes
This sample is morphologically similar to Cortinarius fragrans and Cortinarius traganus, but the DNA sequence of ITS regions shows 99% to 100% similarity with Cortinarius traganus.
Habitat
Terrestrial , grow in rich, watery soil under conifers in mossy old forest
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: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Secondary color top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Spore print color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium color when young: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when mature: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore length: 8.6
Spore width: 4.4
Smell: 1 anise, fruity, sweet
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Cap stain color: 8 tan - light brown
Cap width: 7
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 1 white
Cap flesh stain color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Cap cross section: 2 recurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Stipe shape: 2 clavate
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: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe flesh stain color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe primary color: 14 purple, violet, or lilac
Stipe secondary color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe surface texture: 9 hairy
Stipe width: 1.525
Stipe length: 7.5
Gill attachment: 6 notched
Gill collarium: No
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap: No
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills secede from stalk: Yes
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills anastomosing: Yes
Gills forked: No
Ring type: 4 hairy
Partial veil type: 1 cobwebby
Ring location on stalk: 2 middle stalk
Ring number: 1 single
Ring color: 1 white
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
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
clamp connections: yes
trama type: interwoven
