North Vancouver, Capilano River Provincial Park, next to river & downslope of Coho Loop Trail
Latitude
49.353692
Longitude
-123.110982
Altitude
63 m
Date
28/10/2017 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
MG953977
Morphological Description
Collector
Star Li
Number
MM2017007
Other Collectors
Mika Miyamoto & Hanno Southam
Determined by
Hanno Southam
Host Substratum
Notes
New genus in 2013
Habitat
Surrounded by undergrowth, under conifers (e.g. Douglas Fir). Wet soil abundant with wood detritus and needles.
DNA sequence in GeneBank
Name of Sequencer
Specimen Images
Cap shape when mature
1 conical/bell shape
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
morphology summary
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps
Color of top surface: 11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Spore print color: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 1 white
Spore length: 9.06
Spore width: 5.88
Smell: 4 unpleasant
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
Cap shape in center: 1 raised
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 22
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 1 white
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 1 smooth
Stipe shape: 3 equal
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Stipe flesh toughness: 1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
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: 60
Stipe length: 3
Gill attachment: 4 subdecurrent
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
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: 13 blue
Reaction potassium: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: none observed
cystidia: pleurocystidia 80 x 12.5um (average), cylindrical to langeniform, cheilocystidia not observed but likely present, pileocystidia are club shaped
clamp connections: not observed
cap cuticle type: not observed
trama type: not observed
