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Family
Strophariaceae
Accession Number
Genus
Pholiota
Species
spumosa
Species Author
(Fr.) Singer
Date
22/10/2011
Morphological Description
Collector
Michael Millar
Number
mmillar1,3
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
4 yellow/gold
Secondary color top surface
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap color with age
4 yellow/gold
Cap stain color
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap width
47
Cap surface texture
4 hairy, include velvety
Cap stickiness
3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
No
Cap hygrophanous
No
Cap flesh color
3 pale yellow or cream
Cap flesh stain color
3 pale yellow or cream
Flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
2 irregular tear
Cap cross section
5 straight
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
3 scalloped
Stipe shape
3 equal
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
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color
4 yellow/gold
Stipe flesh stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color
3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe secondary color
2 light gray
Stipe stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture
2 scabers - raised dots
Stipe width
5
Stipe length
50
Gill attachment
6 notched
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
No
Hymenium color when young
Hymenium color when mature
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
No
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
No
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
No
Ring type
4 hairy
Partial veil type
5 none
Ring location on stalk
3 lower stalk
Ring number
1 single
Ring color
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Volva type
6 none
Volva color
Habit
3 compact clumps
Taste
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
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
7 red
Reaction potassium
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
1 smooth
Spore length
10
Spore width
7
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
parallel
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
present
cystidia
present, flask and bottle shaped
morphology summary
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