| Family
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Hygrophoraceae |
| Accession Number
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| Genus
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Hygrocybe |
| Species
|
constans |
| Species Author
|
Murrill |
| Date
|
06/01/2024 |
| Morphological Description
|
White spore print, bright orange cap which fades to yellow on the edge, yellow stem with color lighter at base, hyaline spores averaged 7.8*5.3 um (mostly ellipsoid). Color does not fade much after drying. |
| Collector
|
Qixin Angelina Chen |
| Number
|
QC20241019.1 |
|
Cap shape when mature |
3 convex to plane |
|
Cap shape in center |
3 depressed |
|
Cap shape from above |
1 circular-even if wavy |
|
color of top surface |
5 orange |
|
Secondary color top surface |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Cap color with age |
5 orange |
|
Cap stain color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Cap width |
15.1 |
|
Cap surface texture |
2 smooth |
|
Cap stickiness |
5 moist feel |
|
Cap has concentric zones of color |
Yes |
|
Cap stalk easily part |
Yes |
|
Cap hygrophanous |
No |
|
Cap flesh color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Cap flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Flesh hardness |
2 firm, fleshy |
|
Flesh toughness |
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage |
|
Flesh fracture |
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction |
|
Cap cross section |
2 recurved |
|
Cap margin surface |
2 smooth |
|
Cap edge |
1 smooth |
|
Stipe shape |
3 equal |
|
Stipe core |
1 solid |
|
Stipe position |
2 off-center |
|
Stipe flesh hardness |
2 firm, fleshy |
|
Stipe flesh toughness |
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage |
|
Stipe flesh fracture |
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction |
|
Stipe flesh color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Stipe flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe primary color |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Stipe secondary color |
5 orange |
|
Stipe stain color |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Stipe surface texture |
10 smooth |
|
Stipe width |
3.5 |
|
Stipe length |
44 |
|
Gill attachment |
1 adnate |
|
Gill collarium |
No |
|
Gill sawtooth edge |
No |
|
Hymenium color when young |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Hymenium color when mature |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Hymenium stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Gills break from cap |
No |
|
Gills deliquescent |
No |
|
Gills mottled face |
No |
|
Gills secede from stalk |
No |
|
Gills waxy feel |
Yes |
|
Gills anastomosing |
No |
|
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 |
|
Habit |
1 solitary or scattered |
|
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 |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Reaction ferrous sulphate color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
| Reaction Melzer's color
|
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Reaction potassium |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Spore shape |
3 elliptical |
|
Spore ornamentation |
None |
|
Spore length |
7.6 |
|
Spore width |
5.2 |
|
phylum |
Basidiomycota |
|
material collected |
gilled mushroom |
|
trama type |
Parallel |
|
cap cuticle type |
not applicable |
|
clamp connections |
not applicable |
|
cystidia |
None |
|
morphology summary |
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| Notes
|
Collected on October 19, 2024
(Was not able to enter collection date)
Similar morphologies to H.miniata (Fr.) P. Kumm. |
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Date Created |
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Date Modified |
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