Capilano River Regional Park. Approximately 50 meters north-east of Palisades hiking trailhead.
Latitude
49° 21' 19.8972
Longitude
-123° 6' 33.8688
Altitude
80 m
Date
26/10/2013 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KJ146720
Morphological Description
Collector
Erik Toren
Number
ETor0025
Other Collectors
n/a
Determined by
Erik Toren
Host Substratum
Compact forest soil
Notes
Habitat
Growing in forest soil covered in loose leaf litter. Nearby plants included; Salal, Fern, Hemlock and Douglas Fir. Two solitary collected specimens growing together, no other individuals present in ~10 meter radius
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: 12 greenish
Secondary color top surface: 12 greenish
Spore print color: 2 light gray
Hymenium color when young: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 3 pale yellow or cream
Spore length: 10
Spore width: 8.1
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 1 acrid/peppery
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 12 greenish
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 7
Cap surface texture: 6 other - use only when the others clearly do not fit
Cap stickiness: 5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Cap flesh stain color: 2 light gray
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 4 inrolled
Cap margin surface: 1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 12 greenish
Stipe secondary color: 12 greenish
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 3 large spots
Stipe width: 1.5
Stipe length: 6.5
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
Gill collarium: No
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Hymenium stain color: 2 light gray
Gills break from cap: No
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills secede from stalk: Yes
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: 1 white
Latex stain color: 15 black or dark gray
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 2 rough
cystidia: yes
