"Capilano River regional park. Approximately 300m up the Palisade trail from Capilano fish hatchery, on a steep bank to the right of the trail."
Latitude
49° 21’ N
Longitude
123° 6’ W
Altitude
129 m
Date
23/10/2010 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KC581328
Morphological Description
Collector
Breanne E. Johnson
Number
bej3
Other Collectors
Jamie Labron
Determined by
Breanne E. Johnson
Host Substratum
thick moist layer of organic matter composed of decaying leaves and needles
Notes
Specimen is most closely related to Hygrocybe chlorophana. Genetic sequencing indicates that it is most closely related to H. chlorophana, but too dissimilar to place it within this species.
Habitat
On a steep bank beneath a canopy of hemlock and understory of sword fern
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: 2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps
Color of top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Secondary color top surface: 5 orange
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 4 yellow/gold
Hymenium color when mature: 4 yellow/gold
Spore length: 7.8
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
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: 4 yellow/gold
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 2025
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: No
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: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 2 hollow
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: 5 orange
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 56
Stipe length: 1850
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
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: Yes
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 Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: yes
trama type: longitudinal
