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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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01 Aug
West Virginia Mushroom Club 2025 Annual Foray
1 Aug 25
Davis
09 Aug
Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust at Bethel Green Conservation Area
9 Aug 25
Bethel Park
09 Aug
Clear Creek State Forest (Venango County)
9 Aug 25
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12:00 AM - 3rd Annual MycoSymbiotics Mushroom & Arts Festival
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12:00 AM - 2017 NAMA Regional Foray in Arizona
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12:00 AM - Bill Russell Mushroom Foray
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12:00 PM - Forbes State Forest with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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3rd Annual MycoSymbiotics Mushroom & Arts Festival
04 Aug
08/04/2017 - 08/06/2017    
12:00 am
Camp Riley
  • Mushroom Class
Celebration of all things Fungi What to expect at the MycoSymbiotics Fest: Program Guide Traditionally we as organizers come together yearly to offer an affordable [...]
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Hike Ryerson Station with Andy Lariviere
05 Aug
08/05/2017    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Ryerson Station State Park, Greene County
  • Walk
Join PA DCNR Environmental Education Specialist Andy Lariviere and Club Mycologist La Monte Yarroll for a mushroom hunt down South. We will be meeting in [...]
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2017 NAMA Regional Foray in Arizona
10 Aug
08/10/2017 - 08/13/2017    
All Day
Sunrise Park Lodge
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Registration is now open for the 2017 NAMA Regional Foray in Arizona. This will take place from Thursday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 13 in [...]
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Bill Russell Mushroom Foray
11 Aug
08/11/2017 - 08/13/2017    
All Day
Lock Haven University's Sieg Center
  • Foray
The annual Bill Russell Mushroom Foray is hosted by the Central Pennsylvania Mushroom Club and will be held at the Sieg Center at Lock Haven [...]
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Braddoc Trail with Blaine Sanner
13 Aug
08/13/2017    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Braddocks Trail Park
Join Club Identifier Blaine Sanner for this Sunday walk at Braddock Trail Park.
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Monthly Meeting - RELOCATED
15 Aug
08/15/2017    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cooper-Siegel Community Library
  • Meetings
Guest speaker is club member Judith Mackenroth who will be talking about and demoing mushroom dyes. Due to construction, Beechwood will not be available for [...]
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Garden in the Park
19 Aug
08/19/2017    
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
North Park intersection of Babcock Blvd and E. Ingomar Road
  • Other
Garden in the Park is held at the corner of Babcock Blvd. and Wildwood Rd., N. Park. The WPMC will have a booth there displaying [...]
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Forbes State Forest with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
20 Aug
08/20/2017    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Linn Run State Park
  • Walk
Meet Rachael Mahony  from the PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry and Richard Jacob from WPMC for this introduction to fungi walk. Join us for a [...]
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Presque Isle State Park
26 Aug
08/26/2017    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
  • Walk
Meet Mark Lethaby from the Natural History Museum at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center and Richard Jacob from WPMC for a walk at Presque Isle [...]
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Hartwood Acres with Joyce Gross
26 Aug
08/26/2017    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hartwood Acres
If you are not driving up to Erie for our Presqueisle walk join Club Identifier Joyce Gross for a lovely walk at one of our [...]
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The annual Tomato and Garlic Festival at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
27 Aug
08/27/2017    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • Other
The annual Tomato and Garlic Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 27th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens [...]
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39th Clark Rogerson Foray
01 Sep
09/01/2017 - 09/04/2017    
All Day
Camp Hemlocks, Hebron, Connecticut
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Registration for the 39th Clark Rogerson Foray (September 1st to September 4th) is open! This year, we will be returning to Camp Hemlocks (our old [...]
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Pleasant Valley Park
02 Sep
09/02/2017    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pleasant Valley Park
  • Walk
Meet Pia van de Venne from Friends of Murrysville Parks and Richard Jacob from WPMC at the Pleasant Valley Parking lot. Pleasant Valley Park consists [...]
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04 Aug
3rd Annual MycoSymbiotics Mushroom & Arts Festival
4 Aug 17
Harrisburg
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05 Aug
Hike Ryerson Station with Andy Lariviere
5 Aug 17
Richhill Township
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10 Aug
2017 NAMA Regional Foray in Arizona
10 Aug 17
Whiteriver
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11 Aug
Bill Russell Mushroom Foray
11 Aug 17
Lamar
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13 Aug
Braddoc Trail with Blaine Sanner
13 Aug 17
Irwin
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15 Aug
Monthly Meeting - RELOCATED
15 Aug 17
Pittsburgh
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19 Aug
Garden in the Park
19 Aug 17
McCandless
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20 Aug
Forbes State Forest with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
20 Aug 17
Rector
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26 Aug
Presque Isle State Park
26 Aug 17
Erie
26 Aug
Hartwood Acres with Joyce Gross
26 Aug 17
Pittsburgh
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27 Aug
The annual Tomato and Garlic Festival at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
27 Aug 17
Pittsburgh
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39th Clark Rogerson Foray
1 Sep 17
Hebron
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