VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Galiella rufa
Authority: (Schweinitz, 1834) Nannfeldt & Korf, 1957
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 6/11/2004
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 93
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038 566 N
Longitude: 091.663 W
City: Glencoe
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Rockwood Reservation
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: hillside - wooded
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:339
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 16 - 18.5 microns
Spore width: 8 - 9 microns
Spore color: clear
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: elliptical
Spore print color: n/d
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Galiella rufa.