Malabar Spore Print

Malabar "Monster" Spore Print on Aluminum Foil

Habitat: Bovine, Equine Dung and Enriched Soils
Climate: Subtropical

Strain Origin: Malabar Coast, India

Cap: 50+ mm in diameter, broadly convex to plane at maturity. Yellowish brown maturing to yellow with a darker center. Surface dry with small remnants of universal veil on cap (spots). Flesh white soon bruising bluish green.

Stem: 150 mm in length, yellowish. Flesh bruising bluish green where injured. Persistent membranous annulus (ring) from partial veil that stays tenaciously attached between cap and stem until the mushroom reaches full maturity. Even fully mature specimens may still have this veil attached.

Gills: Attachment adnate to adnexed. Grayish coloration in young fruit bodies becoming somewhat darker at maturity.

Spores: Dark purplish brown, subellipsoid on 4-spored basidia. This strain is a very poor spore depositor and as a result specimens are only available for microscopy use in spore syringe form.