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WPMC Sample Collection Form

Step 1 of 11 - Sample Description Form

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  • The samples numbers are in the form WPMCYYMMDD-x-y Where: YY=Year, MM=Month, DD=Day, x=kit number, y=sample number
    For example if it is Friday 18th October 2013 and you have kit 2 the first specimen of the day would be WPMC131018-2-1
  • The name(s) of the person(s) who cllected the sample.
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Select the fungi description form that will be used to annotate the sample.
  • Ecology

  • Common or Latin names are accepted.For example Oak and Wild Cherry or Quercus rubra
    caespitose = growing in dense tufts
  • Can be Latin or common name
  • Location

  • If there are multiple walks, for example at the Lincoff foray enter the number here.
  • Park name, nearest town, etc
  • Park, garden, virgin forest, playground etc
  • GPS Coordinates

    If you have the GPS Coordinates please enter them. If not we will be able to determine close values from the address.
  • Please enter a number from -90 to 90.
    In “degrees.decimal degrees” format
  • Please enter a number from -180 to 180.
    In “degrees.decimal degrees” format
  • In meters
  • Cell phone, GPS tracker, GPS hand held unit, looked up on a website etc.
  • Ascomycete Fungi Description Form

    Elfin Saddles and Cups
    Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.
  • Boletoid and Polyporous Fungi Description Form

    Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.
  • Coral Fungi Description Form

    Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.
  • Cortinarius Fungi Description Form

    Use this form for specimens with rusty-colored spores and a veil or cortina.
    Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.
  • Gilled Fungi Description Form

    Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.
  • Nongilled Fungi Description Form

    Clublike, Cantharellaceae, Tooth, Jelly Fungi and Allies
    Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.
  • Sequestrate Fungi Description Form

    Provide notes and circle as many of the characters from grouped character sets as appropriate.
  • Names(s) of person(s) annotaing the specimens, may be different form the collectors.
  • General characteristics

    (write range of dimensions in mm for multiple specimens)
    Farinaceous = mealy or cucumbers or watermelon rind
    Other smells include Foetid-Russula odor, Fishy (Shrimp), anise, spermatic (very natural, earthy or intense), Phenolic, almond, apricots, bleach, swamp gas or coal tar, green corn, garlic and foul.Over 70 differnet smells have been listed as key indicators.
    (don’t swallow)
    Stipitate means having a stipe or stem.
    In cross-section.
    Abhymenium is the opposite to the spore-bearing surface.
    Fibrillose means covered with hair-like appendages. Hygrophanous means that it changes color when losing moisture.
  • Color

    Note color gradations, spots, streaks, bruising, reaction, changes with age. Please use the The Online Auction Color Chart included with the kit or a standard reference, like the Methuen Hnadbook of Colour, to describe the colors.
  • Or cross section color for coral
  • Fades after picking and in older specimens
  • Spore-bearing surface
  • Opposite spore-bearing surface
  • watery appearance when wet; changes color when losing moisture
  • if present, can be hard to see
  • Pale brown band in lower stem when cross-sectioned
  • Brusing

  • Cap characteristics

  • Stem characteristics

  • one or more
  • white threads at base
  • Gill characteristics

  • Veil characteristics

  • Peridium

    Outer surface
  • inner portion
  • in mm
  • white threads at base
  • Gleba

    Inner portion: describe when cut in half
  • sterile tissue
  • Chemical test report

  • Pictures and sketches

    You can upload up to 4 pictures or sketches. Take a picture or scan in the sketch. If you have more than 4 pictures please email them to [email protected] and include the collection number.
  • Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • Accepted file types: jpg, png, gif, dng, Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • Any additonal notes about the specimen

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Headwaters Park (Erie County)
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Erie
11 Jul
WPMC Camping Retreat (Indiana County) 
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15 Jul
Monthly Meeting
15 Jul 25
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North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
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Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
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10:00 AM - Headwaters Park (Erie County)
The Big Mushroom Hike with ALT 
07 Jun
06/07/2025    
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dead Man’s Hollow – Catfish Pond Parking Area
  • Walk
Celebrate National Trails Day by going on a long, scenic mushroom walk! Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Sara Klingensmith on an excursion to uncover the Hollow’s [...]
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Mushroom Walk in Schenley Park
08 Jun
06/08/2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • BioBlitz
Join WPMC Mycologists La Monte Yarroll and Richard Jacob for a free mushroom walk at noon during the Phipps BioBlitz & Family Fun Festival.  Also, stop [...]
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Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
13 Jun
06/13/2025    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Churchill Valley Greenway
  • Walk
Park and meet in the large lot!  Celebrate Friday the 13th by looking for freaky fungi! Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike [...]
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2025 WPMC Mushroom Education Day
14 Jun
06/14/2025    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Powdermill Nature Reserve
  • Mushroom Class
Registration is now open for Mushroom Education Day on Saturday, June 14.  All participants will receive a reagent test kit for mushroom identification from WPMC, taste [...]
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Monthly Meeting
17 Jun
06/17/2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
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Cooking Demonstration with Mike Henry 
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Montour Woods Conservation area
21 Jun
06/21/2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Montour Woods Conservation area
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Join WPMC Foray Food Chair and Hollow Oak Land Trust Volunteer Land Steward Mike Henry to learn about the mushrooms that grow in Montour Woods [...]
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Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park
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06/22/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Deer Lakes park Cattail road
  • Walk
Meet club Mycologist Richard Jacob for the annual Dorothy Fornof Walk. This year we will be meeting at the walk start point rather than the [...]
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Headwaters Park (Erie County)
05 Jul
07/05/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Headwaters Park
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Meet WPMC Mycologist Stephen Bucklin at the parking area near the Erie County Conservation District office.  Free and open to the public.  Participants should wear sturdy footwear and [...]
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2025 WPMC Mushroom Education Day
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