VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Gyroporus purpurinus
Authority: (Snell) Singer 1946
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/21/2008
Synonyms:
Collected by: Jay Justice
Voucher ID: 131
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 037.969 N
Longitude: 092.769 W
City: Camdenton
County: Camden
State: Missouri
Site location: Ha Ha Tonka State Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: woods - hardwoods mixed
Moisture conditions: damp
Substrate: leaf - litter
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: North American Boletes - 2000
Author:Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, Arleen R. Bessette
ISBN No: 0-8156-0588-9
Page no:191
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 9 - 10 microns
Spore width: 6 - 6.5 microns
Spore color: yellowish
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: ovoid to ellipsoid
Spore print color: bright yellow
Chemical reaction: n/d
Listed as infrequent to rare. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Gyroporus purpurinus.