Cap dark brown (date) and slightly slimy when fresh (glutinous/gelified pileipellis). Whitish, membranous partial veil remnants on irregular margin. Cap damaged, potentially from predation and/or environmental factors. Gills are tan and adnate to slightly decurrent; lamellulae present. Stalk is tan, filamentous and firm, even to slightly bulbous. No volva.
Collector
Kira Ptak
Number
KP2023OCT.7
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center
1 raised
Cap shape from above
1 circular-even if wavy
color of top surface
11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap color with age
11 dark brown
Cap stain color
Cap width
30
Cap surface texture
3 rough, wrinkled, cracked, warts
Cap stickiness
3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
Cap hygrophanous
Yes
Cap flesh color
8 tan - light brown
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
Cap cross section
3 incurved
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
4 veil remnants
Stipe shape
3 equal
Stipe core
1 solid
Stipe position
1 central
Stipe flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color
8 tan - light brown
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
8 tan - light brown
Stipe secondary color
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
8 fibrilose
Stipe width
Stipe length
Gill attachment
3 decurrent
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium color when mature
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
No
Gills mottled face
No
Gills secede from stalk
No
Gills waxy feel
Yes
Gills anastomosing
No
Gills forked
No
Ring type
1 skirt-like
Partial veil type
4 membranous
Ring location on stalk
1 upper stalk
Ring number
1 single
Ring color
8 tan - light brown
Volva type
6 none
Volva color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Habit
1 solitary or scattered
Taste
3 mild/none
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
11 dark brown
Latex color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
Spore length
9-11
Spore width
5.5-7
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
yes
morphology summary
Notes
Spore print in specimen package. Semi-permanent slide made of hymenium with visible spores and cystidia.