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Family
Mycenaceae
Accession Number
F035892
Genus
Mycena
Species
maculata
Species Author
P. Karst
Date
28/10/2023
Morphological Description
Found growing in a cluster, small brown grayish mushroom with a striated/groved umbonate cap.
Collector
Megan Wong
Number
MW2023OCT23
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
2 light gray
Secondary color top surface
8 tan - light brown
Cap color with age
8 tan - light brown
Cap stain color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap width
11-21
Cap surface texture
5 groove or streaked
Cap stickiness
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
No
Cap hygrophanous
Cap flesh color
1 white
Cap flesh stain color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage
Flesh fracture
2 irregular tear
Cap cross section
Cap margin surface
1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge
2 wavy or lobed
Stipe shape
3 equal
Stipe core
2 hollow
Stipe position
1 central
Stipe flesh hardness
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Stipe flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture
2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh color
2 light gray
Stipe flesh stain color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe primary color
2 light gray
Stipe secondary color
14 purple, violet, or lilac
Stipe stain color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe surface texture
10 smooth
Stipe width
2
Stipe length
8-9.5
Gill attachment
2 adnexed
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
1 white
Hymenium color when mature
1 white
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
Yes
Ring type
Partial veil type
5 none
Ring location on stalk
Ring number
Ring color
Volva type
Volva color
Habit
3 compact clumps
Taste
3 mild/none
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
1 white
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
smooth
Spore length
6-7
Spore width
3.5-5
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
morphology summary
Notes
Mild smell
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