VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Amanita wellsii
Authority: (Murrill) Murrill 1920
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 9/20/2003
Synonyms:
Collected by: Tiffany (student)
Voucher ID: 82
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Walt Sundberg
LOCATION
Latitude: 036.979 N
Longitude: 090.189 W
City: Wappapello
County: Wayne/Stoddard
State: Missouri
Site location: Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: lawn
Moisture conditions: moist
Substrate: grass
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:553
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 10 microns
Spore width: 6.5 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: elliptical
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Spores have 1 to 2 oil droplets. This specimen was verified by Jay Justice, Walt Sundberg and Andy Methven. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Amanita wellsii.