North Vancouver, Capilano River Regional Park, 4500 Capilano Park Rd, on the South Eastern section of the Coho Trail near the left hand side of path
Latitude
49.353
Longitude
-123.111
Altitude
60 m
Date
25/10/2014 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
KP454026
Morphological Description
Collector
Grace Lin
Number
GL01
Other Collectors
Determined by
Grace Lin
Host Substratum
Notes
The specimen had morphological features matching that of Armillaria ostoyae, including a brownish cap ornamented with dark brown scales and white to cream coloured gills. There was a high similarity between the DNA sequence of the collected fungi sample and the species A. ostoyae. Further research indicated that A. ostoyae is a facultative parasite that resides on hosts including coniferous trees which corresponds with the specimen being found on a western hemlock.
Habitat
Specimens were found growing abundantly clustered and unclustered on a large Western Hemlock. Native flora surrounded the conifer on the forest floor.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Secondary color top surface: 11 dark brown
Spore print color: 1 white
Spore length: 11
Spore width: 5
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
