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Family
Strophariaceae
Accession Number
Genus
Stropharia
Species
aeruginosa
Species Author
(Curt.:Fr.) Quél.
Date
26/10/2002
Morphological Description
Collector
Janelle Webb
Number
JW1
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
13 blue
Secondary color top surface
12 greenish
Cap color with age
13 blue
Cap stain color
Cap width
28mm
Cap surface texture
2 smooth
Cap stickiness
3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
No
Cap hygrophanous
Yes
Cap flesh color
13 blue
Cap flesh stain color
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
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
3 equal
Stipe core
2 hollow
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
Stipe flesh color
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
Stipe secondary color
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
Stipe width
10mm
Stipe length
Gill attachment
4 subdecurrent
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
2 light gray
Hymenium color when mature
8 tan - light brown
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
No
Gills deliquescent
No
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
No
Gills anastomosing
No
Gills forked
No
Ring type
Partial veil type
1 cobwebby
Ring location on stalk
1 upper stalk
Ring number
1 single
Ring color
1 white
Volva type
Volva color
1 white
Habit
2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps
Taste
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
15 black or dark gray
Latex color
Latex stain color
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
1 smooth
Spore length
11.73
Spore width
6.90
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
filamentous
clamp connections
cystidia
chrysocystidia
morphology summary
Notes
Chrysocystidia can be seen after you stain the slide with KOH; They turn bright yellow.
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