Capilano River regional park located in North Vancouver. Found near a foot bridge just off the trail.
Latitude
49° 21’ N
Longitude
123° 6’ W
Altitude
120 m
Date
23/10/2010 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KC581334
Morphological Description
Collector
Gregory Ross
Number
tgr16
Other Collectors
Lina Farfan
Determined by
Gregory Ross
Host Substratum
dead coniferous log
Notes
Polypore with a large cap size (18cm by 11cm and 11cm by 7cm), Dark brown when old but more orange when younger.
Habitat
Growing on a dead coniferous tree in a moist forest region just off of a small stream.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored wood decay fungus
morphology summary
Material collected: pored wood decay fungus
Habit: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface: 5 orange
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 5 orange
Hymenium color when mature: 11 dark brown
Spore length: 6.5
Spore width: 5
Smell: 1 anise, fruity, sweet
Taste: 7 other
Flesh hardness: 3 hard, potato-like
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 3 fan or tongue shape
Cap color with age: 11 dark brown
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 18
Cap surface texture: 4 hairy, include velvety
Cap stickiness: 5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 5 orange
Cap flesh stain color: 5 orange
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 3 scalloped
Stipe position: 4 absent
Stipe flesh color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe secondary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Hymenium stain color: 11 dark brown
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
cystidia: some
