VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Hericium americanum
Authority: Ginns 1984
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 9/22/2001
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 11
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: woods - hardwoods
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: wood - rotted
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Mushrooms Demystified - 1979
Author:David Arora
ISBN No: 0-89815-912-3
Page no:615
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 3 - 5 microns
Spore width: 3 - 4 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth or minutely roughe
Spore shape: round to nearly round
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
This specimen was originally identified as Hericium coralloides. DNA confirmed Hericium coralloides. However, the name has been changed to Hericium americanum (see Dr. Methven's annotations above).