VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Boletus bicolor
Authority: Raddi 1806
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 8/20/2014
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 132
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 38.529896
Longitude: -90.682809
City: Wildwood
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Greensfelder County Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: woods - hardwoods mixed
Moisture conditions: moist
Substrate: rocky moss
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: North American Boletes - 2000
Author:Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, Arleen R. Bessette
ISBN No: 0-8156-0588-9
Page no:97
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 8 - 13 microns
Spore width: 3.5 - 4.5 microns
Spore color: hyaline
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: subfusiform, elliptical to spindle-shaped
Spore print color: olive brown
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Boletus bicolor. For further information on this species, not this exact specimen, go to Michael Kuo's website: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/boletus_bicolor.html