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Family
Fomitopsidaceae
Accession Number
Genus
Postia
Species
fragilis
Species Author
(Fr.) Jülich
Date
22/10/2011
Morphological Description
Collector
Verity Pringle
Number
26
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center
Cap shape from above
3 fan or tongue shape
color of top surface
3 pale yellow or cream
Secondary color top surface
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap color with age
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap stain color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap width
5.8 cm
Cap surface texture
4 hairy, include velvety
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
Yes
Cap stalk easily part
Cap hygrophanous
Cap flesh color
1 white
Cap flesh stain color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Flesh hardness
3 hard, potato-like
Flesh toughness
3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Cap cross section
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
Stipe core
Stipe position
Stipe flesh hardness
Stipe flesh toughness
Stipe flesh fracture
Stipe flesh color
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
Stipe secondary color
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
Stipe width
Stipe length
Gill attachment
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
1 white
Hymenium color when mature
1 white
Hymenium stain color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
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
1 white
Latex color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
7 sausage shape
Spore ornamentation
Spore length
4.3
Spore width
1.6
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored wood decay fungus
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
morphology summary
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