| Family
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Coprinaceae |
| Accession Number
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| Genus
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Psathyrella |
| Species
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gracilis group |
| Species Author
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(Fr.) Quél. |
| Date
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26/10/2002 |
| Morphological Description
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| Collector
|
Karol Jaholkowski |
| Number
|
KJ 1 |
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Cap shape when mature |
1 conical/bell shape |
|
Cap shape in center |
2 even or flat |
|
Cap shape from above |
1 circular-even if wavy |
|
color of top surface |
8 tan - light brown |
|
Secondary color top surface |
3 pale yellow or cream |
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Cap color with age |
8 tan - light brown |
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Cap stain color |
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Cap width |
2cm |
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Cap surface texture |
2 smooth |
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Cap stickiness |
1 dry |
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Cap has concentric zones of color |
Yes |
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Cap stalk easily part |
No |
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Cap hygrophanous |
|
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Cap flesh color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Cap flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
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Flesh hardness |
3 hard, potato-like |
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Flesh toughness |
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage |
|
Flesh fracture |
2 irregular tear |
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Cap cross section |
1 upturned |
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Cap margin surface |
1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge) |
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Cap edge |
1 smooth |
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Stipe shape |
5 rooting |
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Stipe core |
2 hollow |
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Stipe position |
1 central |
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Stipe flesh hardness |
3 hard, potato-like |
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Stipe flesh toughness |
1 fragile - difficult to handle without damage |
|
Stipe flesh fracture |
4 brittle or crumbly |
|
Stipe flesh color |
1 white |
|
Stipe flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe primary color |
2 light gray |
|
Stipe secondary color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe surface texture |
10 smooth |
|
Stipe width |
2mm |
|
Stipe length |
120mm |
|
Gill attachment |
1 adnate |
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Gill collarium |
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Gill sawtooth edge |
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Hymenium color when young |
8 tan - light brown |
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Hymenium color when mature |
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit |
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Hymenium stain color |
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Gills break from cap |
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Gills deliquescent |
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Gills mottled face |
|
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Gills secede from stalk |
|
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Gills waxy feel |
No |
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Gills anastomosing |
|
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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 |
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit |
|
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 |
1 smooth |
|
Spore length |
12 |
|
Spore width |
6 |
|
phylum |
Basidiomycota |
|
material collected |
gilled mushroom |
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trama type |
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cap cuticle type |
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clamp connections |
yes found in cap |
|
cystidia |
Fusoid-ventricose |
|
morphology summary |
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| Notes
|
The cap has a light yellow circle in the middle of it. It is very fragile and easily brokem. The stipe is very smooth. The spore print is of a dark black color. THe mushrooms are known to grow in groups and also in solitude. This sample was found growing |
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