VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Lactarius volemus
Authority: (Fr.) Fr. 1838
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/22/2001
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 48
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038 566 N
Longitude: 091.663 W
City: Glencoe
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Rockwood Reservation
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: just rained
Substrate: moss
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:696
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 8.5 - 9 microns
Spore width: 8.5 - 9 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: ornamented
Spore shape: round
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Smells fishy. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Lactarius volemus that is probably a species complex.