Volvariella bombycina (Schaeff.:Fr.) Singer

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Volvariella bombycina (Schaeff.:Fr.) Singer

  • Collector(s)

    B. Bomanz 42, 31 Aug 2005

  • Location

    United States of America. Illinois. Saint Clair Co. Collinsville. Monks Mounds.

  • Habitat

    bottomland - swamp. Moisture conditions: very moist. wood - dead.

  • Description

    spore length: 7.5 - 8 microns; spore width: 4.5 - 5.5 microns; spore shape: elliptical; spore texture: smooth; spore color: brown or honey; spore print color: salmon pink. This specimen did not come out of a wound in a tree as most of the field guide indicate but rather just fruiting on a downed log that was old. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Volvariella bombycina.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03817708

    Occurrence ID: d1a79b82-881a-42a3-b7d7-08088251d478

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Illinois

  • County/Municipio

    Saint Clair Co.

  • City/Township

    Collinsville

  • Locality

    Monks Mounds

  • Coordinates

    38.654, -90.065

  • Distribution

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