Pacific Forestry Centre's Forest Pathology Herbarium

DAVFP: 29961

Fungus name: Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca (Wulfen:Fr.) Maire

Substrate: Soil and Duff

Year of collection (y-m-d): 2004-10-12

Map coordinates: 49.5552°N, -119.5630°W

Collector: Ginns, J.

Determiner: Ginns, J.

Collection location: 100 m S of Turnbull Creek, 200 m NE of NE corner of 2050 Sutherland Rd., 645 m elev. Naramata, B.C.

Remarks: In Pseudotsuga menziesii & Pinus ponderosa forest. Stipes with brown exterior, gills bright orange. Pileus with small umbo to slightly depressed, pale yellow, some pale olive tint on disc. Mycelium at stipe base pallid. Fresh spore print on glass white (enclosed).

Gene bank accession data: None

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