VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Boletus pallidus
Authority: Frost 1874
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 9/1/1998
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 50
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: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: leaf - mold
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:136
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 9 - 12 microns
Spore width: 3 - 4.5 microns
Spore color: clear to pale brown
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: narrowly oval to subfusoid
Spore print color: olive brown
Chemical reaction: n/d
Dr. Andrew Methven & Dr. Walter Sundberg verified identification. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Boletus pallidus.