VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Hericium erinaceus
Authority: (Bull.) Pers. 1797
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 12/12/2004
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 44
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.520 N
Longitude: 090.491 W
City: Fenton
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Rockwood Summit High School
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: moist
Substrate: wood - live
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:430
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 5 - 6.5 microns
Spore width: 4 - 5.5 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smoooth
Spore shape: almost round - egg-shaped
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Hericium erinaceus.