Calvatia hesperia Morgan

  • Filed As

    Gasteroid agarics
    Calvatia hesperia Morgan ( type )

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. McClatchie, Jan 1893

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Los Angeles Co. Pasadena.

  • Habitat

    In sand along street.

  • Description

    Spores: spherical, short pedicel very indistinctly verrucose, 3.5 - 4.5 microns; Capillitium: large, branched, breaking at septa, 7.5 microns in diameter. Capillitium: not pitted, abundantly branched and interwoven (N. L. Couse). Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Specimen Notes

    photo in type folder. Light Microscope Negatives: LM# 109-112. Scanning Electron Microscope Negatives: SEM# 137-143 (N. L. Couse).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 65667

    Occurrence ID: 97dd9ace-c760-476c-a29b-6d66e5f1cdbf

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Agaricaceae

  • All Determinations

    Calvatia hesperia Morgan det A. P. Morgan
    Note: On the original label the name was listed as Lycoperdon hesperium. Annotated by N. L. Couse Jun 1977

  • Type Details

    type of Calvatia hesperia Morgan

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Los Angeles Co.

  • City/Township

    Pasadena

  • Coordinates

    34.1478, -118.145

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    9980

  • Georeferencing Method

    GEOLocate Web Application. Used the GEOLocate Web Application to georeference to the city center.

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