VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Amanita abrupta
Authority: Peck 1897
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 9/24/2010
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID:13
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 036.979 N
Longitude: 090.189 W
City: Puxico
County: Wayne/Stoddard
State: Missouri
Site location: Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: damp
Substrate: leaf - litter
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Amanita of North America - 1986
Author:David T. Jenkins
ISBN No: 0-916422-55-0
Page no:77
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SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 8.5 microns
Spore width: 6 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: globose to elliptic
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
COMMENTS
The abrupt bulbous base, spore size, cleft in the bulbous base and shape were keys to the identification of this species. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Amanita abrupta.