Capilano Regional Park; along Second Canyon Viewpoint Trail
Latitude
49.356
Longitude
-123.111
Altitude
68 m
Date
23/10/2021 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GeneBank Accession Number
Morphological Description
Collector
Christine Sun
Number
CT2021Oct23.1
Other Collectors
Tonya Mo
Determined by
Christine Sun
Host Substratum
On decaying stump
Notes
small fruiting bodies growing from a decaying tree stump; white at first but turns brown/cream as it dries, starting from stem and middle of the cap. odour nonpresent
DNA sequence frequently matched the specimen to Mycena metata, however, there are conflicting characteristics that make the species identification uncertain. Possibly just closely related to Mycena metata
Habitat
Mixed rainforest; tall trees, plenty of shade and rain
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: 1 white
Hymenium color when young: 1 white
Hymenium color when mature: 1 white
Spore length: 5.9
Spore width: 3.3
Smell: 2 mild/none
Cap shape when mature: 1 conical/bell shape
Cap shape from above: 1 circular-even if wavy
Cap color with age: 9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap width: 3
Cap stickiness: 1 dry
Stipe flesh color: 1 white
Stipe primary color: 1 white
Stipe surface texture: 8 fibrilose
Stipe length: 40
Gill attachment: 3 decurrent
Reaction Melzer's color: 7 red
Spore shape: 3 elliptical
