VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Arcyria denudata
Authority: (L.) Wettst. 1886
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 8/22/2005
Synonyms:
Collected by: Gordon White
Voucher ID: 106
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.621 N
Longitude: 090.696 W
City: Wildwood
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Babler State Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: ravine (wash)
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: wood - rotted
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:830
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 6 - 8 microns
Spore width: 6 - 8 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth with scattered warts
Spore shape: round
Spore print color: reddish-brown
Chemical reaction: n/d
The capillitium is erect, elastic, bright red. It has distant spokes and/or partially spiral rings. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) confirmed that this specimen is Arcyria denudata.