VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Geastrum quadrifidum
Authority: DC. ex Pers. 1801
Vouchered by: J. Barkha McDermith
Date found: 10/28/2007
Synonyms:
Collected by: Ken Gilberg
Voucher ID: 124
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven & Jay Justice
LOCATION
Latitude: 037.881 N
Longitude: 090.303 W
City: Ste. Genevieve
County: Ste. Genevieve
State: Missouri
Site location: Hickory Canyons Natural Area
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: woods - conifer
Moisture conditions: very moist
Substrate: moss
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:453
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 4 microns
Spore width: 5 microns
Spore color: brown
Spore texture: warty
Spore shape: oval
Spore print color: dark brown
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Geastrum quadrifidum. For further information on this species, not this exact specimen, go to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geastrum_quadrifidum