VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Gymnopilus spectabilis
Authority: (Fr.) Singer 1951
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 10/12/2001
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 47
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.452 N
Longitude: 090.353 W
City: Arnold
County: Jefferson
State: Missouri
Site location: Arnold City Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: lawn
Moisture conditions: just rained
Substrate: wood - dead
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms - 1981
Author:Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN No: 0-394-51992-2
Page no:623
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 8 - 10 microns
Spore width: 5 - 6 microns
Spore color: pale brownish
Spore texture: wrinkled
Spore shape: oval to elliptical to almond shaped
Spore print color: rust orange
Chemical reaction: n/d
This specimen was on buried tree roots. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Gymnopilus spectabilis.