Capilano River Park near Fish Hatcheries,
4500 Capilano Rd.,
North Vancouver
Latitude
N 49 21.47'
Longitude
W 123 06.79'
Altitude
<100 M
Date
22/10/2011 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Collector
Kimberly Chen
Number
5
Other Collectors
Determined by
Kimberly Chen
Host Substratum
Notes
Habitat
In clumps in soil beside a maple, near a sword wood 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: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface: 2 light gray
Spore print color: 11 dark brown
Hymenium color when young: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 15 black or dark gray
Spore length: 5
Spore width: 5
Smell: 6 other
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
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: 15 black or dark gray
Cap stain color: 15 black or dark gray
Cap width: 2
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 11 dark brown
Cap flesh stain color: 15 black or dark gray
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: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
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: 1 white
Stipe flesh stain color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe primary color: 1 white
Stipe secondary color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe width: 15
Stipe length: 52
Gill attachment: 5 free
Hymenium stain color: 15 black or dark gray
Gills deliquescent: Yes
Gills secede from stalk: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills anastomosing: No
Gills forked: No
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 1 cobwebby
Ring location on stalk: 5 none
Volva type: 5 sheath-like
Volva color: 8 tan - light brown
Reaction Melzer's color: 13 blue
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
cystidia: club shape
trama type: parallel
