Matchmaker:
Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
Veil Checkboxes
Universal Veil / Partial Veil / Annulus (Ring)
| No Veil(s) | veil is not present, even in young specimens, will match with 'none' or 'absent' |
| Veil(s) Present | either universal veil or partial veil is observed, will match with any entry except 'none' or 'absent' |
| No Annulus (Ring) | no annulus is present on stem, even in young specimens, will match with 'no ring', 'ring absent', 'ring none', 'no annulus', 'annulus absent', or 'annulus none' |
| Ring Present | annulus is present on stem, will match with any description of ring or annulus |
| Web | partial veil is present as a cobwebby structure between cap margin and upper part of stem, or as remnants on cap or stem; will match with 'web' or 'cortina' |
| Woolly/Cottony | composed of fine fibers and appearing woolly or cottony, will match with 'woolly' or 'cottony' |
| Fibrillose | composed of fine fibers and appearing hairy, will match with 'filament', 'fibrous', or 'fibrillose' |
| Glutinous | slimy veil is present on stem, will match with 'gluten', 'glutinous', 'slime', 'slimy', or 'viscid' |
| Membranous Ring | ring (annulus) is like a membrane or skinlike or somewhat like kleenex, most often hanging skirtlike, will match with 'membranous', 'felty', 'skirtlike', 'level', 'sheathing' or 'collar' |
| Thick Ring | ring (annulus) is thick; will match only with 'thick' |
| Sheathing Ring | ring (annulus) is wrapped around stem and opening upward rather than hanging skirtlike; although not strictly sheathing, bandlike ring (annulus) included in this category; will match with 'sheath' or 'band' |
| Cogwheel Ring | with a pattern on the underside of the membranous ring (annulus) that looks like a cog, or a saw with broad square teeth, will match with 'cogwheel' |
| Double Ring | ring (annulus) has two distinct layers, will match only with 'double' |
| Movable Ring | ring (annulus) is not firmly attached to stem and may move up and down, will match only with 'movable' |
| Colored Veil(s) | ring (annulus) is some color other than white, will match with 'saffron', 'yellow', 'orange', 'violet', 'purple', 'lilac', 'red', 'pink', 'rose', 'olive', 'gray', 'grey', 'brown', 'buff', 'clay-colored' or 'black' |
| Zone only | no ring is present on stem but there is a visible zone of fibrils, to which spores may be sticking, will match with 'zone' |
Volva
| Concentric Scales | volva forming discontinuous rings or circular zones at the top of the base of the stem, will match with 'concentric' |
| Collar | volva forming a circular collar at the top of the base of the stem, will match with 'collar' |
| Sheathing/Saclike | volva forming a saclike sheath enveloping the lower stem and opening upwards; will match with 'sheath', 'sac', or 'cup' |