"University of British Columbia campus, south end, across field from Thunderbird Stadium, near intersection of 16th Ave and East Mall, Vancouver "
Latitude
49.22506 N
Longitude
-123.24251 W
Altitude
50 m
Date
24/10/2010 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Psathyrellaceae
Morphological Description
Collector
Yana Eglit
Number
YE01
Other Collectors
Determined by
Yana Eglit
Host Substratum
sandy soil
Notes
Psathyrella velutina also known as Lacrymaria velutina and Lacrymaria lacrymabunda, the latter established for now by Index Fungorum. Genus/family is a mess, so taxonomic identity subject to change.
Habitat
Lawn, slightly sandy soil, growing on a small mound. No big trees nearby.
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: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Secondary color top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore print color: 11 dark brown
Hymenium color when mature: 11 dark brown
Spore length: 10
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 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: 11 dark brown
Cap width: 6
Cap surface texture: 4 hairy, include velvety
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 8 tan - light brown
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: 4 veil remnants
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 stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 1 white
Stipe secondary color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe width: 10
Stipe length: 105
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: Yes
Gills secede from stalk: No
Gills anastomosing: No
Gills forked: No
Ring type: 4 hairy
Ring location on stalk: 1 upper stalk
Ring number: 1 single
Ring color: 11 dark brown
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: 8 spindle
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
cystidia: long, narrow, clustered
clamp connections: present
trama type: parallel
