Family
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Entolomataceae |
Accession Number
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Genus
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Clitopilus |
Species
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prunulus |
Species Author
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(Fr.) Kumm. |
Date
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26/10/2002 |
Morphological Description
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Cap white to off white.
Gills off white with brownish tinge.
Cap is 15-20 mm in diameter, convex, margin decurved.
Dryness- dull.
Cap texture is smooth.
Cap margin is even.
Gills decurrent and close.
Gill breadth is narrow.
Gills forking.
Stem location central to lateral.
Stem is rounded, napiform.
No universal or outer veil. |
Collector
|
Raymond Oenbring |
Number
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RO1 |
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 |
color of top surface |
1 white |
Secondary color top surface |
8 tan - light brown |
Cap color with age |
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit |
Cap stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Cap width |
15-20 mm |
Cap surface texture |
2 smooth |
Cap stickiness |
1 dry |
Cap has concentric zones of color |
No |
Cap stalk easily part |
No |
Cap hygrophanous |
|
Cap flesh color |
1 white |
Cap flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Flesh hardness |
2 firm, fleshy |
Flesh toughness |
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile |
Flesh fracture |
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction |
Cap cross section |
3 incurved |
Cap margin surface |
2 smooth |
Cap edge |
1 smooth |
Stipe shape |
2 clavate |
Stipe core |
1 solid |
Stipe position |
2 off-center |
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 |
1 white |
Stipe flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Stipe primary color |
1 white |
Stipe secondary color |
2 light gray |
Stipe stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Stipe surface texture |
10 smooth |
Stipe width |
4 mm |
Stipe length |
35-40 mm |
Gill attachment |
3 decurrent |
Gill collarium |
|
Gill sawtooth edge |
No |
Hymenium color when young |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Hymenium color when mature |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Hymenium stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Gills break from cap |
Yes |
Gills deliquescent |
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Gills mottled face |
|
Gills secede from stalk |
No |
Gills waxy feel |
No |
Gills anastomosing |
|
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 |
2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps |
Taste |
3 mild/none |
Smell |
5 mealy or floury |
Spore print color |
8 tan - light brown |
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
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17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Reaction potassium |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
Spore shape |
3 elliptical |
Spore ornamentation |
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Spore length |
12 |
Spore width |
5 |
phylum |
Basidiomycota |
material collected |
gilled mushroom |
trama type |
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cap cuticle type |
|
clamp connections |
|
cystidia |
|
morphology summary |
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Notes
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Found growing in shade and muddy soil off trail in the park. Possibly growing close to hemlock roots. Temperature approx 10 C. |
Date Created |
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Date Modified |
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