VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Auricularia auricula
Authority: (Linnaeus, 1753) Underwood, 1902
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/11/2004
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 72
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038 566 N
Longitude: 091.663 W
City: Glencoe
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Rockwoods Reservation
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: bottomland - forest
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: wood - dead
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:380
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 12 - 15 microns
Spore width: 4 - 6 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: sausage-shaped
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Auricularia auricula.