Near entrance of Capilano River Hatchery, North Vancouver.
Latitude
49.3572
Longitude
-123.1103
Altitude
Date
28/10/2017 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
MG953995
Morphological Description
Collector
Shelby Garn
Number
SG102817-01
Other Collectors
Determined by
Shelby Garn
Host Substratum
Notes
Blackish/bluish cap. Growing alone.
Habitat
On forest ground in moss, decaying leaves.
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: 13 blue
Secondary color top surface: 15 black or dark gray
Spore print color: 6 pink or salmon
Hymenium color when young: 6 pink or salmon
Hymenium color when mature: 2 light gray
Spore length: 12.25
Spore width: 9
Smell: 5 mealy or floury
Taste: 7 other
Flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
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: 15 black or dark gray
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 22
Cap surface texture: 1 scales of any kind
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 2 light gray
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 3 incurved
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 7 marginate
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: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
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: 3
Stipe length: 58
Gill attachment: 6 notched
Gill sawtooth edge: Yes
Hymenium stain color: 6 pink or salmon
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills secede from stalk: 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
Volva type: 6 none
Volva color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex color: 1 white
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: shape pentagonal
cystidia: yes
