Capilano River Regional Park
Outside the entrance of the Capilano Salmon Hatchery
Latitude
49.35669
Longitude
-123.1097
Altitude
Date
24/10/2009 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
hm240525
Morphological Description
Collector
Emily Chang
Number
echang2
Other Collectors
Jin Kyung Lee, Chelaine Fan
Determined by
Emily Chang
Host Substratum
Notes
Size: - Entire height of specimen is 2 to 3.5 cm - Length of stem: 1-2 cm - Width of cap: 0.5-0.7cm - Height of cap at center: 0.4-0.6cm - Width of stem at apex: 0.1-0.2 cm - Widest width of stem: 0.1 cm Color: - cap surface: yellow brown with top being slightly more pale than the bottom - Hydrophanous: yes - Cap flesh: yellow brown - Gills: yellow brown - Gill edges lighter - Stem surface: darker from apex to gills and normal yellow brown afterwards - Stem flesh: dark brown Smell: no distinct odor Taste: no distinct taste Color Changes with time: darkens when specimen is dried and lightens slightly when it’s less moist Average spore size: 7 um by 10 um Cystidia: flask shaped cystidium Spore print: Brown
Habitat
it was growing on a fallen log full of hummus and moss.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
1 conical/bell shape
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Secondary color top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Spore print color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium color when young: 4 yellow/gold
Hymenium color when mature: 4 yellow/gold
Spore length: 10
Spore width: 7
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
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: 4 yellow/gold
Cap stain color: 4 yellow/gold
Cap width: .507
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 4 yellow/gold
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
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 fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe secondary color: 4 yellow/gold
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: .1
Stipe length: 1020
Gill attachment: 5 free
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: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills anastomosing: 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
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ammonia color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Fe. Sul. color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Reaction potassium: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: flask shaped
