| Family
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Cantharellaceae |
| Accession Number
|
F33247 |
| Genus
|
Cantharellus |
| Species
|
formosus |
| Species Author
|
Corner |
| Date
|
28/10/2017 |
| Morphological Description
|
golden-yellow (with shades of light brown) funnel-shaped mushrooms with circular, wavy caps and "false" gills; smell like apricots |
| Collector
|
Anita Poon |
| Number
|
AP20173 |
|
Cap shape when mature |
2 funnel |
|
Cap shape in center |
3 depressed |
|
Cap shape from above |
1 circular-even if wavy |
|
color of top surface |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Secondary color top surface |
8 tan - light brown |
|
Cap color with age |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Cap stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Cap width |
95 |
|
Cap surface texture |
2 smooth |
|
Cap stickiness |
1 dry |
|
Cap has concentric zones of color |
No |
|
Cap stalk easily part |
Yes |
|
Cap hygrophanous |
No |
|
Cap flesh color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Cap flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Flesh hardness |
2 firm, fleshy |
|
Flesh toughness |
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile |
|
Flesh fracture |
2 irregular tear |
|
Cap cross section |
1 upturned |
|
Cap margin surface |
1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge) |
|
Cap edge |
2 wavy or lobed |
|
Stipe shape |
2 clavate |
|
Stipe core |
1 solid |
|
Stipe position |
2 off-center |
|
Stipe flesh hardness |
2 firm, fleshy |
|
Stipe flesh toughness |
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile |
|
Stipe flesh fracture |
2 irregular tear |
|
Stipe flesh color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Stipe flesh stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe primary color |
4 yellow/gold |
|
Stipe secondary color |
5 orange |
|
Stipe stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Stipe surface texture |
10 smooth |
|
Stipe width |
29 |
|
Stipe length |
62 |
|
Gill attachment |
3 decurrent |
|
Gill collarium |
No |
|
Gill sawtooth edge |
No |
|
Hymenium color when young |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Hymenium color when mature |
2 light gray |
|
Hymenium stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Gills break from cap |
No |
|
Gills deliquescent |
No |
|
Gills mottled face |
No |
|
Gills secede from stalk |
No |
|
Gills waxy feel |
No |
|
Gills anastomosing |
Yes |
|
Gills forked |
Yes |
|
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 |
2 numerous or trooping, but not in clumps |
|
Taste |
3 mild/none |
|
Smell |
1 anise, fruity, sweet |
|
Spore print color |
3 pale yellow or cream |
|
Latex color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Latex stain color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Reaction ammonia color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Reaction ferrous sulphate color |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
| Reaction Melzer's color
|
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Reaction potassium |
17 none - no stains or not applicable |
|
Spore shape |
3 elliptical |
|
Spore ornamentation |
spores are smooth |
|
Spore length |
7.5 |
|
Spore width |
5 |
|
phylum |
Basidiomycota |
|
material collected |
other |
|
trama type |
|
|
cap cuticle type |
|
|
clamp connections |
abundant |
|
cystidia |
no cystidia - unspecialized basidium |
|
morphology summary |
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| Notes
|
spores elliptical, smooth, and light yellow under the microscope, no cystidia, and unspecialized basidia |
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Date Created |
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Date Modified |
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