Capilano River Regional Park. 5077 Capilano Rd, North Vancouver BC V7R 4K4
Latitude
49.35757835
Longitude
-123.10880721
Altitude
118 m
Date
22/10/2016 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
MF908460
Morphological Description
Collector
Marko Skrba
Number
MS2016/3
Other Collectors
Jeff Groh
Determined by
Marko Skrba
Host Substratum
N/A
Notes
The collected mushroom is a fleshy fungus that resembles a coral. The mushroom has a cream/tan colour which got darker as it aged. The sample collected was 7 cm in length, 1.5 cm in width at the base, and 4.5 cm in width at the top.
Habitat
Fungus was found growing on the forest floor on a steep hill side next to a Douglas fir tree.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
coral
morphology summary
Material collected: coral
Habit: 1 solitary or scattered
Color of top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface: 11 dark brown
Spore print color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore length: 13.4
Spore width: 9.2
Smell: 6 other
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
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: 6 circular
