Capilano River Regional Park (4077 Capilano Park Rd North Vancouver, BC V7R 4L2). On the steps of the Pipeline Trail.
Latitude
49.353725
Longitude
-123.113401
Altitude
63.0 m
Date
20/10/2018 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
The cap of the mushroom is 2.4-3.5 cm across and is fan shaped with rolled in margins and fine hairs on some areas of the cap, while other areas are smooth. Fungi has absent stipe and absent cystidia. The gills radiate outwards from the attachment point, have a yellowish-beige colour, and are cross veined and narrow. There is a light odour present, and the taste was slightly bitter.
Material collected: gilled mushroom
Habit: 3 compact clumps
Color of top surface: 8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface: 11 dark brown
Spore print color: 3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium color when young: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when mature: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Spore length: 5
Spore width: 3
Smell: 2 mild/none
Taste: 7 other
Flesh hardness: 2 firm, fleshy
Cap shape when mature: 3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center: 2 even or flat
Cap shape from above: 3 fan or tongue shape
Cap color with age: 8 tan - light brown
Cap stain color: 11 dark brown
Cap width: 30
Cap surface texture: 4 hairy, include velvety
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color: No
Cap hygrophanous: No
Cap flesh color: 8 tan - light brown
Cap flesh stain color: 11 dark brown
Flesh toughness: 3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture: 2 irregular tear
Cap cross section: 4 inrolled
Cap margin surface: 2 smooth
Cap edge: 2 wavy or lobed
Gill attachment: 3 decurrent
Gill collarium: No
Gill sawtooth edge: No
Hymenium stain color: 17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap: Yes
Gills deliquescent: No
Gills mottled face: No
Gills secede from stalk: No
Gills waxy feel: No
Gills anastomosing: Yes
Gills forked: Yes
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: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation: smooth
cystidia: absent
