Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver; Found growing on large, aging tree covered in moss and some other small fungi.
Latitude
49° 21’ N
Longitude
123° 6’ W
Altitude
90m
Date
22/10/2011 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Collector
Monica Cella
Number
Basidio-4 Angelic Colouring
Other Collectors
N/A
Determined by
Monica Cella
Host Substratum
Wood
Notes
When first picked, mushroom seemed to be quite young (tissues firm, little cracking of tissues, no rotting or insect damage could be seen, smelled fresh and earthy, no fading to black/brown). Colours were extremely bright: butter yellow at center fading to a light salmon pink at edges. Stipe and gills also extremely white, no trace of colour on either. Flesh made up of large clusters of sphaerocyte cells, with some filamentous hyphal cells can also be seen (although there are many more sphaerocytes in comparison). Gill trama also contained sphaerocytes.
Habitat
Found growing on large, upright, aging conifer tree (again most likely to be a Douglas Fir) covered in a small amount moss and some other small fungi. Single mushroom was growing alone. Very wet surroundings as it had just rained.
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: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Secondary color top surface: 6 pink or salmon
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 1 white
Spore length: 78
Spore width: 45
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 2 bitter
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
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: 4 yellow/gold
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 4
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 1 white
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Flesh fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 1 bulbous
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Stipe flesh fracture: 4 brittle or crumbly
Stipe flesh color: 1 white
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 1 white
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe width: 1
Stipe length: 4
Gill attachment: 5 free
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills waxy feel: 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
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 13 blue
Reaction potassium: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
cystidia: No
