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DNA Barcoding sample submission form

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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    • 05/14/2025
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    • 05/15/2025
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    • 05/19/2025
    • Sewickley
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    • 06/07/2025
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    Events

    13 May
    Monthly Meeting - Cultivation night
    13 May 25
    Pittsburgh
    14 May
    Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
    14 May 25
    Sewickley
    15 May
    Brush Creek Park
    15 May 25
    Beaver Falls
    19 May
    Fungi 101 Talk & Walk with Allegheny Land Trust 
    19 May 25
    Sewickley
    07 Jun
    The Big Mushroom Hike with ALT 
    7 Jun 25
    McKeesport

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    Biophilia: Pittsburgh – The Mushroom Masterminds of Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club
    03 Oct
    10/03/2024    
    12:00 am
    Café Phipps
    • Mushroom Class
    Join us Thurs., Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. for an in-person and virtual Biophilia meet-up to kick off the fall season! Hear from the Western Pennsylvania [...]
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    Beginner’s Mushroom Walk at Riverview Park
    06 Oct
    10/06/2024    
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Riverview Park Visitors Center
    • Walk
    Meet WPMC Mycologist Stephen Bucklin at the Riverview Park Activities Building for a Beginner’s Mushroom Walk as part of Riverview Park Day.  This walk will [...]
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    NEMF Foray
    11 Oct
    10/11/2024 - 10/13/2024    
    All Day
    Cape Cod Irish Village
    • Foray
    • Out Of State
    NEMF 2024 will be held in Hyannis, MA at The Cape Cod Irish Village from Friday, October 11 – Monday, October 14, 2024. This Cape [...]
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    Mill Creek Metroparks, Youngstown, Ohio
    Mill Creek Metroparks, Youngstown, Ohio
    10/12/2024    
    10:30 am - 1:30 pm
    Cohasset trailhead, Mill Creek Metroparks
    • Out Of State
    • Walk
    Meet WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris at the East Cohasset trailhead/parking lot for a mushroom walk at Mill Creek Metroparks.  Free and open to the public; [...]
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    Monthly Meeting
    15 Oct
    10/15/2024    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Frick Environmental Center
    • Meetings
    Photo Contest Results & Election of Officers
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    Fall Continental Mycoblitz
    18 Oct
    10/18/2024 - 10/27/2024    
    All Day
    Fall Continental Mycoblitz
    • BioBlitz
    The Fall Continental Mycoblitz runs from October 18 – 27. Target genus: Hygrophorus join the iNaturalist project.
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    Townsend Park with Friends of Murrysville Parks
    19 Oct
    10/19/2024    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Townsend Park
    • Walk
    Meet club mycologist Richard Jacob and Pia van de Venne from Friends of Murrysville Parks at the pavilion in Townsend Park. No sign up or fee. [...]
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    UV Mushroom Walk at Phipps Conservatory
    19 Oct
    10/19/2024    
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    Westinghouse Memorial
    • Walk
    Meet WPMC Mycologist Cara Coulter at the Westinghouse Memorial off Schenley Drive for a magical UV mushroom walk at night!  For more information and to [...]
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    Grindstone Run, McConnell's Mill State Park
    27 Oct
    10/27/2024    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    McConnells Mills State Park - Mountville Rd
    • Walk
    WPMC MEMBERS ONLY Pop-Up Halloween Walk at Grindstone Run in McConnell's Mill State Park during the Fall Continental MycoBlitz.  Join WPMC Mycologist Cara Coulter and WPMC Identifier Dawn Wehman for [...]
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    Slightly Spooky Mushroom Walk with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow
    29 Oct
    10/29/2024    
    4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area at Boston Ballfield
    • Walk
    Dead Man’s Hollow - Near Boston Ballfield, 1906 Donner Street, McKeesport Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike at Dead [...]
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    2024 NAMA Annual Foray
    31 Oct
    10/31/2024 - 11/03/2024    
    All Day
    Cispus Learning Center
    • Foray
    • Out Of State
    The 2024 NAMA Annual Foray, will be held at Cispus Learning Center located in Randle, Washington, deep within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, nestled among [...]
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    Events on 10/03/2024
    03 Oct
    Biophilia: Pittsburgh – The Mushroom Masterminds of Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club
    3 Oct 24
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/06/2024
    06 Oct
    Beginner’s Mushroom Walk at Riverview Park
    6 Oct 24
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/11/2024
    11 Oct
    NEMF Foray
    11 Oct 24
    Barnstable
    Events on 10/12/2024
    Mill Creek Metroparks, Youngstown, Ohio
    Mill Creek Metroparks, Youngstown, Ohio
    12 Oct 24
    Youngstown
    Events on 10/15/2024
    15 Oct
    Monthly Meeting
    15 Oct 24
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/18/2024
    18 Oct
    Fall Continental Mycoblitz
    18 Oct 24
    Events on 10/19/2024
    19 Oct
    Townsend Park with Friends of Murrysville Parks
    19 Oct 24
    Murrysville
    19 Oct
    UV Mushroom Walk at Phipps Conservatory
    19 Oct 24
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/27/2024
    27 Oct
    Grindstone Run, McConnell's Mill State Park
    27 Oct 24
    Portersville
    Events on 10/29/2024
    29 Oct
    Slightly Spooky Mushroom Walk with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow
    29 Oct 24
    McKeesport
    Events on 10/31/2024
    31 Oct
    2024 NAMA Annual Foray
    31 Oct 24
    Randle

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