VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Fuligo septica
Authority: (L.) F.H. Wigg. 1780
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/11/2004
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 39
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: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: moss
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:845
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 6 - 8 microns
Spore width: 6 - 8 microns
Spore color: brown
Spore texture: minutely spiny
Spore shape: round
Spore print color: black
Chemical reaction: n/d
Looks like its common name "Scrambled-Egg Slime". One of the specimens looked like it was bleeding. The capillitium is mainly clear to somewhat yellow. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) confirmed that this specimen is Fuligo septica.