Leucoagaricus americanus (Peck) Vellinga

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Leucoagaricus americanus (Peck) Vellinga

  • Collector(s)

    B. Bomanz 5, 23 Sep 2001

  • Location

    United States of America. Missouri. Saint Louis Co. Valley Park. 404 Forest Avenue.

  • Habitat

    lawn. Moisture conditions: very moist. wood - mulch.

  • Description

    spore length: 9 microns; spore width: 6 microns; spore shape: elliptical; spore texture: smooth; spore color: hyaline, thick walled; spore print color: white. Found in a lawn in what appeared to be a wood mulched area that was taken over by the lawn grasses. Its bulbous stem, pinkish buff scales on the cap and the spore size that includes an apical pore maked this easily identified. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Leucoagaricus americanus.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03817658

    Occurrence ID: 13e85351-a613-4795-9ba4-47b8533277ea

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Missouri

  • County/Municipio

    Saint Louis Co.

  • City/Township

    Valley Park

  • Locality

    404 Forest Avenue

  • Coordinates

    38.5541, -90.4901

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