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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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    Events

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    Monthly Meeting - Cultivation night
    13 May 25
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    14 May
    Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
    14 May 25
    Sewickley
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    Brush Creek Park
    15 May 25
    Beaver Falls
    19 May
    Fungi 101 Talk & Walk with Allegheny Land Trust 
    19 May 25
    Sewickley
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    The Big Mushroom Hike with ALT 
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    MycoFest
    02 Aug
    08/02/2024 - 08/04/2024    
    All Day
    Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden
    • Foray
    MycoFest returns August 2-4 2024 for it’s 10th annual mushroom and arts festival, where we’ll be showcasing the beauty of nature, with an educational focus [...]
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    Crooked Creek Lake Park (Armstrong County)
    03 Aug
    08/03/2024    
    11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Crooked Creek Lake Park Freedom Pavilion
    • Walk
    Meet WPMC Identifiers Sara Klingensmith and Dawn Wehman at the Freedom Pavilion for a mushroom walk at Crooked Creek. Rangers from the park will also [...]
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    Summer Continental Mycoblitz
    09 Aug
    08/09/2024 - 08/18/2024    
    All Day
    Summer Continental Mycoblitz
    • BioBlitz
    The Summer Continental Mycoblitz runs from August 9-18. Target genus: Hygrocybe join the iNaturalist project.
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    South Park Garden in the Park with Penn State Master Gardeners
    17 Aug
    08/17/2024    
    9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    South Park Theatre
    • Other
    South Park Theater, Brownsville Road and Corrigan Drive WPMC Identifier Jared White will host a WPMC table at South Park Garden in the Park, along [...]
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    North Country Trail, Parker, PA (Butler County)
    17 Aug
    08/17/2024    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    North Country Trail
    • Walk
    Meet WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris at the gravel parking lot at 2115 Kittanning Pike, Parker, PA/State Game Lands 95.  Free and open to the public; [...]
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    Monthly Meeting
    20 Aug
    08/20/2024    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Frick Environmental Center
    • Meetings
    Bugs, Slugs, and Mushroom Thugs: Fungal/Animal Interactions Bill Yule
    More Info
    Oil Creek State Park (Bike Trail, Southern Terminus Parking)
    25 Aug
    08/25/2024    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Oil Creek State Park Bike Trail, Southern Terminus Parking
    • Walk
    Meet club identifiers Dawn Wehman and Beth Ace at Oil City State Park Bike Trail, Southern Terminus Parking. Parking is permitted on either side of [...]
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    Linn Run State Park at Adams Falls Trailhead - popup walk
    25 Aug
    08/25/2024    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Linn Run State Park
    • Walk
    Surprise! Club identifiers Sara Klingensmith and Julie Travaglini will be leading a walk at Linn Run State Park on Sunday the 25th. Meet us at [...]
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    Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
    28 Aug
    08/28/2024    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Devil's Hollow
    • Walk
    Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Devil’s Hollow. Hike runs rain or shine.  NO WALK [...]
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    Events on 08/02/2024
    02 Aug
    MycoFest
    2 Aug 24
    Centre Hall
    Events on 08/03/2024
    03 Aug
    Crooked Creek Lake Park (Armstrong County)
    3 Aug 24
    Ford City
    Events on 08/09/2024
    09 Aug
    Summer Continental Mycoblitz
    9 Aug 24
    Events on 08/17/2024
    17 Aug
    South Park Garden in the Park with Penn State Master Gardeners
    17 Aug 24
    South Park Township
    17 Aug
    North Country Trail, Parker, PA (Butler County)
    17 Aug 24
    Parker
    Events on 08/20/2024
    20 Aug
    Monthly Meeting
    20 Aug 24
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 08/25/2024
    25 Aug
    Oil Creek State Park (Bike Trail, Southern Terminus Parking)
    25 Aug 24
    Oil City
    25 Aug
    Linn Run State Park at Adams Falls Trailhead - popup walk
    25 Aug 24
    Rector
    Events on 08/28/2024
    28 Aug
    Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
    28 Aug 24
    Sewickley

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