Capilano Park:
Capilano Rd and Flintry Pl - North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Latitude
Capilano Rd and Flintry Pl - North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Longitude
W121°03
Altitude
120m
Date
22/10/2011 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Collector
Peter Wong
Number
1
Other Collectors
Eva Yung, Jasper Lu
Determined by
Jaclyn Dee
Host Substratum
Soil, under a rotting log
Notes
PW identified as Leptonia subrubinea. This specimen has spiny, globose spores and a lilac tint suggesting the genus Laccaria
Habitat
The specimen was found growing under a rotting log, in the soil of a temperate rainforest. The specific area was in the heart of the forest, relatively far away from the edge; moderate shading was provided the surrounding mature trees, which were mostly conifers.
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: 6 pink or salmon
Smell: 2 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 6 pink or salmon
Cap width: 23
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe width: 5
Stipe length: 98
Gills deliquescent: No
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Ring location on stalk: 5 none
Ring number: 3 none
Volva type: 6 none
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
