Geastrum saccatum Fr.

  • Filed As

    Gasteroid agarics
    Geastrum saccatum Fr.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Bomanz 133, 31 Jul 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. Missouri. Saint Louis Co. Wildwood. Babler State Park.

  • Habitat

    hillside - wooded. Moisture conditions: very moist. wood - rotted.

  • Description

    spore length: 3 microns; spore width: 3 microns; spore shape: round; spore texture: warted; spore color: brown; spore print color: brown. DNA analysis in 2015 combined with the macro and micro information along with Dr. Andrew Methven's close study of the actual voucher specimen in 2015 (see annotations), confirmed this specimen is Geastrum saccatum.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03817613

    Occurrence ID: c0351cb1-6af2-45d9-a8f4-7b7b0005116d

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Geastraceae

  • All Determinations

    Geastrum saccatum Fr. det A. S. Methven

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Missouri

  • County/Municipio

    Saint Louis Co.

  • City/Township

    Wildwood

  • Locality

    Babler State Park

  • Coordinates

    38.621, -90.696

  • Distribution

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