Capilano River Regional Park. About 100 feet off of the main path crossed by a small stream. Following the stream off of the main path, the specimen was at the base of a large tree next to the stream.
Latitude
49° 21’ N
Longitude
123° 6’ W
Altitude
~100 m
Date
20/10/2012 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KC581301
Morphological Description
Collector
Elizabeth Gardiner
Number
EGard6
Other Collectors
Jennifer Chen
Determined by
Elizabeth Gardiner
Host Substratum
soil
Notes
DNA sequence is from Hyphodiscus sp., Ascomycota. Hyphodiscus is common on old polypores like this specimen and the Hypohdiscus sp. was probably growing on the pore surface.
Habitat
The specimen was growing on soil at the base of a large conifer tree.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored wood decay fungus
morphology summary
Material collected: pored wood decay fungus
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Spore print color: 4 yellow/gold
Hymenium color when young: 4 yellow/gold
Hymenium color when mature: 11 dark brown
Spore length: 5
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 4 very hard, woody
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
Cap shape from above: 3 fan or tongue shape
Cap color with age: 11 dark brown
Cap stain color: 15 black or dark gray
Cap width: 98
Cap surface texture: 3 rough, wrinkled, cracked, warts
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Flesh toughness: 4 very tough - very difficult to tear by hand
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 1 upturned
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Stipe position: 2 off-center
Stipe flesh hardness: 4 very hard, woody
Stipe flesh toughness: 4 very tough - very difficult to tear by hand
Stipe flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe primary color: 10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe width: 35
Stipe length: 40
Gill attachment: 3 decurrent
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills forked: No
Ring type: 5 none
Ring location on stalk: 5 none
Ring number: 3 none
Ring color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction potassium: 15 black or dark gray
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
