VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Cystoderma cinnabarinum
Authority: (Alb. & Schwein.) Fayod 1889
Vouchered by: J. Barkha McDermith
Date found: 10/27/2007
Synonyms:
Collected by: Jay Justice
Voucher ID: 123
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven, Michael Kuo
LOCATION
Latitude: 037.822 N
Longitude: 090.236 W
City: Ste. Genevieve
County: Ste. Genevieve
State: Missouri
Site location: Hawn State Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: woods - hardwoods & conifers
Moisture conditions: moist
Substrate: leaf - litter
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Mushrooms of Northeastern North America - 1997
Author:Alen E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, David W. Fischer
ISBN No: 0-8156-2707-6
Page no:116
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 5 microns
Spore width: 2.5 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: elliptical
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Michael Kuo commented that he believes cinnabarinum and granulosum are equivalent species. These specimens not checked for cheilocystidia. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Cystoderma cinnabarinum. For further information on this species, not this exact specimen, go to Michael Kuo's website: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cystoderma_cinnabarinum.html