A06_Attchmt11_Fungi_Descr_Forms.pdf

Attachment 11: Fungi Description Forms

Boletoid and Polyporous Fungi Description Form Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.

Genus/species: __________________________________________________ Collection number: ___________________________

Collected by: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

Zone: 10 or 11 UTM E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (6 digits) UTM N___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (7 digits) NAD 83

Ecology:

Dominant trees and shrubs: _________________________________________________________________________________

Growth habit: single scattered caespitose grouped

Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed

Substrate (circle one): On duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter

On soil: mineral humus

On wood: conifer hardwood Species: ___________________________________________________

General characters (write range of dimensions in mm for multiple specimens)

Sporocarp type: bolete polypore

Height of entire specimen: ____________________________ Length of stem: ________________________________________

Width of cap: _____________ Width of stem at apex: _________________ Widest width of stem: _______________________

Taste (don’t swallow): mild strong pleasant unpleasant peppery

Other: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Color (note color gradations, spots, streaks, bruising, reaction, changes with age)

Cap surface: _______________________________________ Bruising color: _________________________________________

Cap flesh: _________________________________________ Bruising color: _________________________________________

Pore layer: ________________________________________ Bruising color: _________________________________________

Stem surface: ______________________________________ Bruising color: _________________________________________

Stem flesh: ________________________________________ Bruising color: _________________________________________

Cap characters:

Surface texture: dry greasy sticky slimy

Surface ornamentation: smooth pubescent fibrillose cracked wrinkled scaly granular velvety

Cap shape: convex plane uplifted irregular centrally depressed Other: _____________________________________

Flesh consistency: fleshy brittle spongy Other: ____________________________________________________________

Stem characters:

Stem shape: equal ventricose tapered at apex tapered at base clavate bulbous

Surface texture: viscid sticky dry polished glabrous fibrillose punctate

Surface ornamentation: glandular dotted pruinose (lightly powdered) scabrous scaly fibrillose finely reticulated (netted) coarsely reticulate

Location of reticulum: apex only top ½ of stem entire stem Other: ____________________________________________

Color of ornamentation: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Annulus present: N Y Annulus color: ____________________________________________________________________

Annulus structure: membranous fibrillose cottony-cortina slimy

Cortinarius Fungi Description Form Use this form for specimens with rusty-colored spores and a veil or cortina.

Genus/species: __________________________________________________ Collection number: ___________________________

Collected by: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

Zone: 10 or 11 UTM E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (6 digits) UTM N___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (7 digits) NAD 83

Dominant trees and shrubs: _________________________________________________________________________________

Growth habit: single scattered caespitose grouped

Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed

Substrate (circle one): On duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter

Color of spore print: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Height of entire specimen: ____________________________ Length of stem: ________________________________________

Width of cap: _____________________________ Height of cap at center: ___________________________________________

Width of stem at apex: ______________________Widest width of stem: ____________________________________________

Cap flesh thickness ________________________________________________________________________________________

Odor: mild strong pleasant unpleasant Other: ______________________________________________________________

Taste (don’t swallow): mild strong pleasant unpleasant peppery Other: ________________________________________

Color (note color gradations, spots, streaks, bruising reactions, changes with age or drying

Cap surface (young): _______________________________________________________________________________________

Cap surface (mature): ______________________________________________________________________________________

Hygrophanous (watery appearance when wet; changes color when losing moisture): N Y

First becomes hygrophanous near: margin disc

Cap flesh: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gills (young): _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Gills (mature): ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Gill edge: concolorous darker lighter

Stem surface: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem flesh: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Partial veil/cortina: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Universal veil remnants (if present, can be hard to see): _________________________________________________________

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Cortinarius Fungi Description Form

Surface texture: dry viscid sticky glutinous Other: _________________________________________________________

Surface ornamentation: smooth silky fibrillose radially fibrillose scaly tormentose glittering veil remnants

Describe: __________________________________________________________________

Shape: convex conic plane depressed umbilicate funnel mammilate umbonate

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Margin shape: straight uplifted recurved inrolled incurved Other: _________________________________________

Contours of margin: striate even wavy irregular appendiculate Other: _____________________________________

Flesh consistency: fleshy brittle spongy tough chalky Other: _____________________________________________

Stem shape: equal ventricose tapered at apex tapered at base radicate (rooted) clavate bulbous twisted

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Surface texture: viscid sticky dry polished smooth fibrillose punctate

Surface ornamentation: smooth pruinose (powdered at apex) scaly fibrillose tomentose

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem consistency: cartilaginous fibrous chalky Other: ______________________________________________________

Flesh texture: solid stuffed hollow Other: ________________________________________________________________

Gill characters:

Attachment to stem: free adnexed adnate sinuate decurrent Other: _______________________________________

Edge shape: entire scalloped wavy serrate eroded Other: ________________________________________________

Spacing of gills: crowded close subdistant distant

Number of short gills between complete gills: __________________________________________________________________

Veil:

Any veil or veil remnants present: N Y If yes, complete the following:

Partial veil structure persistent sparse fibrillose slimy Describe: _____________________________________________

General position of annulus: apical central basal Describe: ___________________________________________________

Universal veil remnants: N Y Universal veil structure: slimy thin cottony filmy

Chemical characters: (Important for the genus Cortinarius)

KOH on cap surface ________________________ Melzer’s reagent on cap surface ________________________

KOH on cap flesh __________________________ Melzer’s reagent on cap flesh __________________________

KOH on partial veil _________________________ Melzer’s reagent on partial veil ________________________

Notes/Sketch:

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Gilled Fungi Description Form

Genus/species: __________________________________________________ Collection number: ___________________________

Collected by: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

Zone: 10 or 11 UTM E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (6 digits) UTM N___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (7 digits) NAD 83

Dominant trees and shrubs: _________________________________________________________________________________

Growth habit: single scattered caespitose grouped

Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed

Substrate (circle one): On duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter

On soil: mineral humus

Other: fungus insect

Color of spore print: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Height of entire specimen: ____________________________ Length of stem: ________________________________________

Width of cap: _____________________________ Height of cap at center: ___________________________________________

Width of stem at apex: ______________________Widest width of stem: ____________________________________________

Odor: mild strong pleasant unpleasant Other: ______________________________________________________________

Taste (don’t swallow): mild strong pleasant unpleasant peppery Other: ________________________________________

Color (note color gradations, spots, streaks, bruising reactions, changes with age or drying

Cap surface: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Hygrophanous (watery appearance when wet; changes color when losing moisture): N Y

Cap flesh: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gills: _________________________________________________________________ Gill edge: concolorous darker lighter

Stem surface: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem flesh: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Latex: N Y Latex color: ________________________________________________________________________________

Surface texture: dry greasy sticky slimy

Surface ornamentation: smooth pubescent fibrillose cracked wrinkled scaly granular warty

Shape: convex conic bell-shaped plane depressed umbilicate funnel mammilate umbonate

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Margin shape: straight uplifted recurved inrolled incurved

Contours of margin: striate even wavy irregular appendiculate Other: _____________________________________

Flesh consistency: fleshy brittle spongy tough chalky Other: _____________________________________________

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Gilled Fungi Description Form

Stem shape: equal ventricose tapered at apex tapered at base radicate (rooted) clavate bulbous twisted

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Surface texture: viscid sticky dry polished glabrous fibrillose punctate

Surface ornamentation: smooth pruinose (powdered at apex) scaly fibrillose tomentose

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem consistency: cartilaginous fibrous chalky Other: ______________________________________________________

Flesh texture: solid stuffed hollow Other: ________________________________________________________________

Gill characters:

Attachment to stem: free adnexed adnate sinuate decurrent Other: _______________________________________

Edge shape: entire scalloped wavy serrate eroded Other: ________________________________________________

Veil:

Any veil or veil remnants present: N Y If yes, complete the following:

Partial veil: N Y Veil color: _____________________________________________________________________________

Veil structure: membranous fibrillose cortina slimy

Annulus: N Y General position of annulus: apical central basal

Annulus type: single double Annulus color: _______________________________________________________________

Universal veil: N Y Volva shape: saccate collared sheathing concentric zones

Volva color: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Remnants present on cap: N Y Color of remnant: __________________________________________________________

Chemical characters: (Important for the genus Cortinarius)

KOH on cap surface ________________________ Melzer’s reagent on cap surface ________________________

KOH on cap flesh __________________________ Melzer’s reagent on cap flesh __________________________

KOH on partial veil _________________________ Melzer’s reagent on partial veil ________________________

Notes/Sketch:

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Ascomycete Fungi Description Form Elfin Saddles and Cups

Genus/species: __________________________________________________ Collection number: ___________________________

Collected by: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

Zone: 10 or 11 UTM E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (6 digits) UTM N___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (7 digits) NAD 83

Dominant trees and shrubs: _________________________________________________________________________________

Growth habit: single scattered caespitose grouped

Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed

Substrate (circle one): On duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter

On wood: conifer hardwood Species: _________________________________________________

Sporocarp type: morel types elfin saddles cups

Height of entire specimen: ______________________ Length of stem: _____________________________________________

Width of cap: _________________________ Cap flesh thickness: _________________________________________________

Odor: mild strong fragrant farinaceous Other: __________________________________________________________

Taste (don’t swallow): mild strong sweet bitter hot Other: _______________________________________________

Sporocarp shape: cup disk cushion rabbit-ear truncate club spatulate saddle-stipitate brain-stipitate pitted-stipitate Other: _______________________________________________

Flesh consistency (in cross-section): gelatinous fleshy brittle tough rubbery spongy

Flesh color and bruising: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Hymenium color (spore-bearing surface): _______________________________________________________________________

Abhymenium color (opposite spore-bearing surface): ______________________________________________________________

Abhymenium texture: smooth pubescent scaly granular warty fibrillose greasy sticky dry silky hygrophanous (changing color when losing moisture)

Stem characters (if present, use cross-section for measurement):

Stem present: N Y (if yes, then continue)

Length (mm): _____________ Width at widest point (mm): ______________ Width at base (mm): ______________________

Shape: equal ventricose tapered at apex tapered at base compressed

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem flesh texture: gelatinous firm solid stuffed hollow

Flesh color: ________________________________ Surface color: _________________________________________________

Surface character: dry moist viscid smooth tomentose ribbed scaly folded grooved wrinkled fibrillose Other: ________________________________________________________________________

Nongilled Fungi Description Form Clublike, Cantharellaceae, Tooth, Jelly Fungi and Allies

Genus/species: __________________________________________________ Collection number: ___________________________

Collected by: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

Zone: 10 or 11 UTM E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (6 digits) UTM N___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (7 digits) NAD 83

Dominant trees and shrubs: _________________________________________________________________________________

Growth habit: single scattered caespitose grouped

Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed

Substrate (circle one): On duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter

Sporocarp type: clublike chanterelle tooth jelly fungi

Height of entire specimen: ______________________ Length of stem: _____________________________________________

Width of cap: _________________________ Cap flesh thickness: _________________________________________________

Odor: mild strong fragrant farinaceous Other: __________________________________________________________

Taste (don’t swallow): mild strong sweet bitter hot Other: _______________________________________________

Sporocarp shape: club “mushroom”-like cantherelloid Other: _______________________________________________

Flesh consistency (in cross-section): gelatinous fleshy brittle tough rubbery spongy

Flesh color and bruising: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Cap color (top of chantrelle or tooth fungus): ____________________________________________________________________

Hymenium color (spore-bearing surface): _______________________________________________________________________

Cap texture: smooth pubescent scaly granular warty fibrillose greasy sticky dry silky hygrophanous (changing color when losing moisture)

Stem characters (if present, use cross-section for measurement):

Stem present: N Y (if yes, then continue)

Length (mm): _____________ Width at widest point (mm): ______________ Width at base (mm): ______________________

Shape: equal ventricose tapered at apex tapered at base compressed

Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem flesh texture: gelatinous firm solid stuffed hollow

Flesh color: ________________________________ Surface color: _________________________________________________

Surface character: dry moist viscid smooth tomentose ribbed scaly folded grooved wrinkled fibrillose Other: ________________________________________________________________________

Coral Fungi Description Form

Genus/species: __________________________________________________ Collection number: ___________________________

Collected by: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

Zone: 10 or 11 UTM E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (6 digits) UTM N___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (7 digits) NAD 83

Dominant trees and shrubs: _________________________________________________________________________________

Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed

Substrate (circle one): On duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter

On wood: conifer hardwood Species: __________________________________________________

Height of entire specimen (mm): _________ Crown diameter (mm): ______________

Width of stem: _____________ Width of stem at base: _______________

Odor: not distinct weak strong sweet anise beany pungent unpleasant musty earthy citrus

Taste (don’t swallow): not distinct mild strong bitter acrid Other: _________________________________________

Surface color (Write range for multiple specimens; note color gradations, spots, streaks, and bruising):

Tips: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Branches: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bruising (note color and locations): __________________________________________________________________________

Yellow band at junction of stem and branches (fades after picking and in older specimens): N Y

Color of flesh in cross section:

Tips: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Branches: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stem: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rusty root present (pale brown band in lower stem when cross-sectioned): N Y

Branch and stem characters:

Stem form: massive chunky slender single fused fascicled

Stem flesh consistency (one or more): solid hollow fleshy-fibrous brittle rubbery-cartilaginous firm-cartilaginous slimy-cartilaginous marbled-gelatinous Other: ______________________________________________

Branch consistency: fragile firm fleshy-fibrous cartilaginous brittle rubbery firmly-gelatinous slimy-gelatinous Notes: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Rhizomorphs present (white threads at base): N Y

Reaction of Melzer’s reagent on interior stem flesh (optional): amyloid dextrinoid none

Reaction of Fe2(SO4)3 on interior stem flesh (optional): green none

Sequestrate Fungi Description Form

Genus/species: __________________________________________________ Collection number: ___________________________

Collected by: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________

Zone: 10 or 11 UTM E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (6 digits) UTM N___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (7 digits) NAD 83

Dominant trees and shrubs: _________________________________________________________________________________

Growth habit: single scattered grouped

Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed

Substrate (circle one): In duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter

In soil: mineral humus

General Characteristics (write range of dimensions in mm for multiple specimens)

Height (mm): ___________________________________ Width (mm): _____________________________________________

Shape: globose subglobose irregular top-shaped

Overall consistency: tough crisp rubbery friable hard powdery inside

Odor: mild strong pleasant unpleasant Describe: ________________________________________________________

Peridium (outer surface):

Color immediately upon collection: _________________________________________________________________________

Color changes or bruising: ________________________________________________________________________________

Texture: warty smooth tomentose wrinkled folded crusty

Color change with KOH 5% (when available): _________________________________________________________________

Separable from gleba (inner portion): N Y Thickness (mm): _________________________________________________

Rhizomorphs present: N Y If yes, attachment: at base along sides overall

Rhizomorph color and changes: ____________________________________________________________________________

Gleba (inner portion: describe when cut in half):

Arrangement: solid veined gilled convoluted chambered

Texture: powdery cottony marbled gelatinous waxy

Color: __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Color changes and bruising after 5 minutes: __________________________________________________________________

Latex present: N Y Latex color: ________________________________________________________________________

Columella present (sterile tissue): N Y If yes: single robust joins apex of peridium dendroid

Columella color: translucent opaque Other: ________________________________________________________________

Stem present: N Y If yes, as: basal pad distinct stem