Vouchers

 

VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Amanita citrina
Authority: (Schaeff.) Pers. 1797
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 10/25/2004
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID:7
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
 
LOCATION
Latitude: 037.804 N
Longitude: 090.296 W
City: Farmington
County: St. Genevieve
State: Missouri
Site location: Pickle Spring
 
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: woods - hardwoods & conifers
Moisture conditions: soaking wet
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:531
 
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 7 - 8 microns
Spore width: 7 - 8 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: round
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
 
The gills smell like raw potatoes. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Amanita citrina.

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