Capilano River Regional Park. N of intersection of 2nd Canyon trail with the Giant Fir trail, path to Cleveland Dam
Latitude
49.3575
Longitude
-123.1116
Altitude
90 m
Date
20/10/2018 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Collector
Mary Berbee
Number
MB2018Oct2001
Other Collectors
Paul Carrner, Dave Carmean
Determined by
Natasha Hua
Host Substratum
on moist soil under a downed Hemlock
Notes
Colour of cap and gills: ochre but cap turned pale yellow when dry (hygrophanous)
Colour of stipe: pale yellow with light brown scales (concentrated at bottom)
Spore print: light brown. No pores in spores
Cap shape in centre: slightly raised
Cap darker at centre
Stipe bulbous at bottom
Cheilocystidia: rounded apex, tapers, 20 um long/10 um wide
No pleurocystidia
no germ pores on spores
Habitat
Hemlock trees, moist soil
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
Color of top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore print color: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when young: 8 tan - light brown
Hymenium color when mature: 8 tan - light brown
Spore length: 8.3
Spore width: 4.875
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 3 mild/none
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 1 raised
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 3 pale yellow or cream
Cap stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width: 20
Cap surface texture: 2 smooth
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: Yes
Cap stalk easily part: Yes
Cap hygrophanous: Yes
Cap flesh color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Cap flesh stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Flesh toughness: 2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture: 3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Cap edge: 4 veil remnants
Stipe shape: 1 bulbous
Stipe core: 2 hollow
Stipe position: 1 central
Stipe flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh color: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
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: 7 other scales
Stipe width: 2.33
Stipe length: 45
Gill attachment: 2 adnexed
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap: Yes
Ring type: 5 none
Ring number: 3 none
Volva type: 6 none
Latex color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction Melzer's color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore shape: 1 bean shaped
cystidia: cheilocystidia
