VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus
Authority: (Peck) Singer 1948
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 8/22/2005
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 107
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.621 N
Longitude: 090.696 W
City: Wildwood
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Babler State Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: ravine (wash)
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: leaf - litter
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:522
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 6 - 9 microns
Spore width: 4 - 6 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth, thich walled with pore at tip
Spore shape: elliptical
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Cap is coral red, slightly scaly with free gills and ring on the stalk. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus. For further information on this species, not this exact specimen, go to Michael Kuo's website: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/leucoagaricus_rubrotinctus.html