VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Hygrocybe miniata
Authority: (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 8/31/2005
Synonyms: Hygrophorus miniatus
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 110
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.654 N
Longitude: 090.065 W
City: Collinsville
County: St. Clair
State: Illinois
Site location: Monks Mounds
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: bottomland - swamp
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: leaf - mold
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:663
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 7 - 8.5 microns
Spore width: 4.5 - 5.5 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: elliptical with one oil drop
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 Hygrocybe miniata.