VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Volvariella volvacea
Authority: (Bull.) Singer 1951
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/18/2004
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 67
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: n/d
Longitude: n/d
City: Hazelwood
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Fort Bellefontaine Compost
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: open area
Moisture conditions: dry
Substrate: wood - mulch
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Mushrooms Demystified - 1979
Author:David Arora
ISBN No: 0-89815-912-3
Page no:262
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 8 microns
Spore width: 5 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: elliptical
Spore print color: pinkish
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Volvariella volvacea.