General Field Forms for Fungi and Lichens/Bryophytes
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.
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)
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
Cap characters:
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 characters:
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
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: ___________________________________________________
Other: fungus insect
General characters (write range of dimensions in mm for multiple specimens)
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: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Cap characters:
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 characters:
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
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: 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
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: 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
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: _________________________________________________________________________________
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)
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
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 grouped
Age of specimens: immature mature old mixed
Substrate (circle one): In duff: pine cone leaves needles twig litter
In soil: mineral humus
On wood: conifer hardwood Species: _________________________________________________
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
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