VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Gyromitra brunnea
Authority: Underw. 1893
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 4/27/2005
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 79
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.526 N
Longitude: 090.561 W
City: Eureka
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Tyson Research Center
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: soil - rich loamy
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Mushrooms of Northeastern North America - 1997
Author:Alen E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, David W. Fischer
ISBN No: 0-8156-2707-6
Page no:474
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 25 - 30 microns
Spore width: 13.5 - 17 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: finely reticulate (see comments below)
Spore shape: elliptic
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Spores - Finely reticulate, with several short projections on each end, containing 1-3 oil droplets. The projections appear because this is a mature specimen. Younger specimens do not have the projections (spines). Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Gyromitra brunnea.