CH. 03 · DEPOSIT YIELDS
Comparative spore-mass across six keyed genera
FIELD DATA
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FINDING — VOLUMETRIC SURVEY, 1968–1974
A heavy print does not name a heavy mushroom —
Stropharia drops most, weighs least.
Spore deposit mass · mean of n = 12 caps per taxon
mg / cm²
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
1.86
1.56
1.10
0.87
0.60
0.40
Stropharia
Coprinus
Agaricus
Pluteus
Lactarius
Amanita
aeruginosa
comatus
campestris
cervinus
deliciosus
muscaria
⌀ 42 mm
⌀ 38 mm
⌀ 71 mm
⌀ 64 mm
⌀ 88 mm
⌀ 96 mm
heaviest deposit per cm² — smallest cap
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