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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)
5 Jul 25
Erie
11 Jul
WPMC Camping Retreat (Indiana County) 
11 Jul 25
Blairsville
15 Jul
Monthly Meeting
15 Jul 25
Pittsburgh
19 Jul
North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
19 Jul 25
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Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
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Monthly Meeting - When the Tables are Turned: Plants that Eat Fungi
09 Sep
09/09/2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
The September meeting has been moved to September 9 so that it will not be the same week as the Lincoff Foray Guest speaker Melissa [...]
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NAMA Annual Foray 2025 - Potash Hill VT
11 Sep
09/11/2025 - 09/14/2025    
All Day
Potash Hill
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
NAMA’s 2025 Annual Foray will convene at Potash Hill, a repurposed former college campus, near Marlboro, Vermont, September 11 to 14, 2025! The lush campus [...]
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Hearts Content National Scenic Area (Warren County)
13 Sep
09/13/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hearts Content National Scenic Area
  • Walk
Join WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris for a mushroom walk in the Allegheny National Forest.  Free and open to the public. GPS location 41.692032245546194, -79.25247270544168
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NEMF 2025 Samuel Ristich Foray - Ithaca, NY
18 Sep
09/18/2025 - 09/21/2025    
All Day
Camp Comstock
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Join us for NEMF 2025, a special gathering in Ithaca, NY, celebrating the theme Women in Mycology. This year’s foray will explore the rich fungal [...]
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Fluorescent Foray at Cook Forest (Clarion County)
18 Sep
09/18/2025    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Log Cabin Environmental Learning Center
  • Walk
Join WPMC Mycologists & Identifiers for an evening stroll through the Forest Cathedral. We will use 365nm UV flashlights to light up the trail and [...]
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Lincoff foray at Cook Forest State Park
19 Sep
09/19/2025    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cook Forest State Park - Shelter 2
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With WPMC Mycologists. Meeting point Shelter 2. There is no charge for this walk, but you will be responsible for your own transportation and lunch.
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The 25th Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray
The 25th Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray
09/20/2025    
7:30 am - 6:00 pm
The Lodge at North Park
  • Foray
Mark your calendars now for the 25th annual Gary Lincoff Foray. The foray logo contest is open! Here are the events we’ve planned for that [...]
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McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail (Butler County)
04 Oct
10/04/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail
  • Walk
Join WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris for a mushroom walk at Hell’s Hollow Trail.  Free and open to the public. GPS location: 40.93135560887237, -80.24005818166852
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Monthly Meeting - When the Tables are Turned: Plants that Eat Fungi
9 Sep 25
Pittsburgh
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NAMA Annual Foray 2025 - Potash Hill VT
11 Sep 25
Marlboro
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Hearts Content National Scenic Area (Warren County)
13 Sep 25
Tidioute
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NEMF 2025 Samuel Ristich Foray - Ithaca, NY
18 Sep 25
Ithaca
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Fluorescent Foray at Cook Forest (Clarion County)
18 Sep 25
Leeper
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Lincoff foray at Cook Forest State Park
19 Sep 25
Leeper
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The 25th Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray
The 25th Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray
20 Sep 25
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