VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Amanita russuloides
Authority: (Peck) Sacc. 1887
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/22/2001
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID:65
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: N 38 33.919'
Longitude: W 090 40.113'
City: Glencoe
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Rockwood Reservation
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: open area
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: moss
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_russuloides.html
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ISBN No: n/a
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SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 10 microns
Spore width: 8 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: subglobose with an apiculus
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
This species was hard to identify without additional input because the spores are globose to subglobose and not elliptical as noted in "Amanita of North America". DNA analysis in 2015 returned Amanita gemmata but the macro and micro information, along with Dr. Andrew Methven's close study of the actual voucher specimen and the information supplied on Michael Kuo's website http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_russuloides.html described the specimen exactly. These results determined that this specimen is Amanita russuloides.