VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Harrya chromapes
Authority: (Frost) Halling, Nuhn, Osmundson & Manfr. Binder 2012
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 7/4/2001
Synonyms: Tylopilus chromapes
Collected by: Gordon White
Voucher ID: 61
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: N 38 27.104'
Longitude: W 090 41.285'
City: Wildwood
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Babler State Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: woods - oak - hickory upland
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: soil - rich loamy
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Mushrooms and Other Fungi - 1992
Author:Geoffrey Kibby
ISBN No: 0-8317-6970-X
Page no:27
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 13.0 microns
Spore width: 4.5 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: oblong
Spore print color: pinkish brown
Chemical reaction: n/d
The strawberry-pink cap, the bright yellow at the base of the stipe, and the scabers on the stipe, make this species easy to identify. Please refer to http://www.mushroomexpert.com/harrya_chromapes.html for additional information on this species. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Harrya chromapes.