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Family
Helvellaceae
Accession Number
F16303
Genus
Helvella
Species
elastica
Species Author
Bull.
Date
27/10/2007
Morphological Description
Collector
Daniel Wang
Number
DW071027
Cap shape when mature
Cap shape in center
Cap shape from above
color of top surface
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Secondary color top surface
Cap color with age
Cap stain color
Cap width
3cm
Cap surface texture
2 smooth
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
Cap stalk easily part
Cap hygrophanous
Cap flesh color
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
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
3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe flesh fracture
Stipe flesh color
1 white
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
Stipe secondary color
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
10 smooth
Stipe width
0.6cm
Stipe length
8cm
Gill attachment
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
Hymenium color when mature
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
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
Partial veil type
Ring location on stalk
Ring number
Ring color
Volva type
Volva color
Habit
1 solitary or scattered
Taste
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
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
20
Spore width
12.5
phylum
Ascomycota
material collected
apothecium
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
morphology summary
Notes
identity of fungus was determined based on morphological characteristics (both macroscopic and microscopic)
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