Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver, V7R1E7, along Coho Trail.
Latitude
49.36
Longitude
-123.11
Altitude
60 m
Date
25/10/2013 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KJ146726
Morphological Description
Collector
Simran Arora
Number
sarora7
Other Collectors
Elgan Moses, Sophia Cheng
Determined by
Simran Arora
Host Substratum
Soil
Notes
This species is very close to Russula brevipes, except this species is smaller in size and some other characteristics such as bruising.
Habitat
On soil covered with dirt, just cap showing, surrounded by conifer trees.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
2 funnel
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 1 white
Secondary color top surface: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 8 tan - light brown
Spore length: 9
Spore width: 5.5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 1 acrid/peppery
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 2 funnel
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 1 white
Cap stain color: 1 white
Cap width: 9
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap flesh color: 1 white
Cap flesh stain color: 1 white
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 1 solid
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: 1 white
Stipe primary color: 1 white
Stipe secondary color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe stain color: 1 white
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 2
Stipe length: 38
Gill attachment: 1 adnate
Gills break from cap: 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
Reaction Melzer's color: 13 blue
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
