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Family
Tricholomataceae
Accession Number
Genus
Armillaria
Species
cf. ostoyae
Species Author
(Romag.) Herink
Date
26/10/2002
Morphological Description
the smell of this mushroom was very distinct. It smelled like chinese stirfry sprouts.
Collector
Trisha Van der Star
Number
TVdS1
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
8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface
3 pale yellow or cream
Cap color with age
8 tan - light brown
Cap stain color
Cap width
71
Cap surface texture
1 scales of any kind
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
Yes
Cap stalk easily part
Cap hygrophanous
Cap flesh color
8 tan - light brown
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness
Flesh fracture
Cap cross section
Cap margin surface
1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
8 ventricate
Stipe core
3 pithy
Stipe position
1 central
Stipe flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness
3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe flesh fracture
2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh color
2 light gray
Stipe flesh stain color
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Stipe primary color
8 tan - light brown
Stipe secondary color
4 yellow/gold
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
Stipe width
Stipe length
95
Gill attachment
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium color when mature
3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
Ring type
2 sheath or collar-like
Partial veil type
2 fibrilose - hairy
Ring location on stalk
1 upper stalk
Ring number
1 single
Ring color
1 white
Volva type
Volva color
4 yellow/gold
Habit
2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps
Taste
Smell
6 other
Spore print color
1 white
Latex color
Latex stain color
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
Spore ornamentation
Spore length
6.2
Spore width
5.4
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
yes
cystidia
morphology summary
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