Agaricus placomyces Peck

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Agaricus placomyces Peck

  • Collector(s)

    B. Bomanz 17, 06 Nov 2004

  • Location

    United States of America. Missouri. Saint Louis Co. Sunset Hills.

  • Habitat

    open area. Moisture conditions: very moist. wood - mulch.

  • Description

    spore length: 6 - 7 microns; spore width: 3.5 - 4 microns; spore shape: elliptical - some with an apiculus at one end; spore texture: smooth; spore color: brown; spore print color: dark brown to almost black. The field guide listed was just the beginning of the process. Dr. Andrew Methven and Jay Justice were the ones responsible for the classification that was based on the photos reference on the Voucher Information. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Agaricus placomyces.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03817660

    Occurrence ID: fdc35e7c-c438-47b7-9dcf-4bd11736c26f

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Missouri

  • County/Municipio

    Saint Louis Co.

  • City/Township

    Sunset Hills

  • Coordinates

    38.547, -90.402

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

OCR Text not available.