-Capilano River Regional Park
-District of North Vancouver
-British Columbia
-Coho Loop (approx. 150m into eastern half of loop from Capilano River Hatchery, left/east side heading south)
-Nearest roads: Capilano Park Road, Second Canyon Trail
Latitude
49.35394441
Longitude
-123.11074913
Altitude
113 m
Date
26/10/2013 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KJ146709
Morphological Description
Collector
Justin Bartella
Number
JBartella92
Other Collectors
Matthew Muirhead
Determined by
Chloe Noel Lam
Host Substratum
Decaying douglas fir tree covered in moss
Notes
Spore length/width, cap width, stipe width/length are ROUNDED AVERAGES
Habitat
-2 found, 70 cm apart
-Growing on moss on dead douglas fir tree, surrounded by fallen deciduous leaves
-Moist, shaded, cool area
-Nearby trees: western hemlock
-Nearby vegetation: sword ferns
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
phylum
Ascomycota
material collected
apothecium
morphology summary
Material collected: apothecium
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 4 yellow/gold
Secondary color top surface: 11 dark brown
Spore print color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when young: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when mature: 4 yellow/gold
Spore length: 19
Spore width: 8
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 7 other
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape in center: 3 depressed
Cap shape from above: 2 irregular
Cap color with age: 11 dark brown
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 8
Cap surface texture: 3 rough, wrinkled, cracked, warts
Cap stickiness: 5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 4 yellow/gold
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
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: 4 pinched
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: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color: 8 tan - light brown
Stipe secondary color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture: 10 smooth
Stipe width: 10
Stipe length: 43
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Ring type: 5 none
Partial veil type: 5 none
Ring location on stalk: 5 none
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: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: 1 smooth
