"Coho Loop, Capilano River Regional Park, Vancouver. Off the side of the trail at the trail head. "
Latitude
49° 21’ N
Longitude
123° 6’ W
Altitude
65 m
Date
23/10/2010 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KC581339
Morphological Description
Collector
Kimberly Thomas
Number
kthomas6
Other Collectors
Alison Marshall, Rachel LeBlanc
Determined by
Kimberly Thomas
Host Substratum
Soil
Notes
Slight bitter taste
Habitat
In soil on the end of a heavily decayed log among lots of moss and debris. 7 mushrooms located on the end of the log. In a moist area with Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, and Red Cedar in the surrounding area.
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: 7 red
Hymenium color when young: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Hymenium color when mature: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Spore length: 8
Spore width: 7
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 3 hard, potato-like
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 1 raised
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 13
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap flesh color: 8 tan - light brown
Cap flesh stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 3 hard, potato-like
Stipe flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe primary color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe secondary color: 1 white
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 3
Stipe length: 14
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Hymenium stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
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: 1 white
Reaction Melzer's color: 13 blue
Spore shape: 6 circular
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
cystidia: present
