The sample was collected at Capilano River Regional Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Latitude
49.3167° N
Longitude
123.1333° W
Altitude
120 m.
Date
20/10/2012 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KC581320
Morphological Description
Collector
Ritika Rakshit
Number
Ritika18
Other Collectors
Keerti Walia
Determined by
Ritika Rakshit
Host Substratum
n/a
Notes
Habitat
The sample was found near a small stream, in the soil, surrounded by dead grass and twigs, in the shade.
Only a single mushroom specie was found in the area.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
1 conical/bell shape
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Secondary color top surface: 11 dark brown
Spore print color: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when young: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium color when mature: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore length: 10
Spore width: 6
Smell: 6 other
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap stain color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap surface texture: 1 scales of any kind
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 8 tan - light brown
Cap flesh stain color: 8 tan - light brown
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Stipe shape: 6 taper down
Stipe core: 4 chambered
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: 2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh color: 11 dark brown
Stipe flesh stain color: 15 black or dark gray
Stipe primary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe secondary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 6 tuft-like scales
Stipe width: 1
Stipe length: 6
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
Gill collarium: No
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills secede from stalk: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills anastomosing: 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
Volva color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ammonia color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Fe. Sul. color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction potassium: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 7 sausage shape
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
cystidia: none
clamp connections: n/a
cap cuticle type: n/a
trama type: n/a
