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WPMC General Purpose Description Form

WPMC General Purpose Description Form

  • 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 collected the sample.
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • 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.
  • General Purpose Description Form

  • Names(s) of person(s) annotating 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 different smells have been listed as key indicators.
    (don’t swallow)
  • Identifying features

    Or why you think this specimen is this species? In particular note down aspects of the specimen that cannot be seen in photographs. Example features include coloration, stem and cap characteristics, bruising, fine hairs, chemical reactions etc. If the specimen is similar to a number of species write down the features that differentiate it.
  • watery appearance when wet; changes color when losing moisture
  • Pictures and sketches

    Take a pictures or scan in sketch of the mushroom. Please email them to [email protected] and include the collection number. If you have a lot of images please use http://wetransfer.com/.

Events

  • The Big Mushroom Hike with ALT 
    • 06/07/2025
    • McKeesport
  • Mushroom Walk in Schenley Park
    • 06/08/2025
    • Pittsburgh
  • Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
    • 06/13/2025
    • Pittsburgh
  • 2025 WPMC Mushroom Education Day
    • 06/14/2025
    • Rector
  • Monthly Meeting
    • 06/17/2025
    • Pittsburgh
  • Recent Comments

    • Richard Jacob May 20, 2025
      on Monthly Meeting – Cultivation night
    • Pat May 13, 2025
      on Monthly Meeting – Cultivation night
    • Daria Kovacs May 9, 2025
      on Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
    • Arlene Wolk May 8, 2025
      on Monthly Meeting – Cultivation night
    • Richard Jacob April 30, 2025
      on Monthly Meeting – Cultivation night

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    Events

    07 Jun
    The Big Mushroom Hike with ALT 
    7 Jun 25
    McKeesport
    08 Jun
    Mushroom Walk in Schenley Park
    8 Jun 25
    Pittsburgh
    13 Jun
    Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
    13 Jun 25
    Pittsburgh
    14 Jun
    2025 WPMC Mushroom Education Day
    14 Jun 25
    Rector
    17 Jun
    Monthly Meeting
    17 Jun 25
    Pittsburgh

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    NAMA Annual Foray
    29 Sep
    09/29/2022 - 10/02/2022    
    All Day
    Trout Lodge
    • Foray
    • Out Of State
    This fall there will be a fabulous NAMA Annual Foray, in partnership with MOMS. You may ask, what is MOMS? It is the Missouri Mycological [...]
    More Info
    RP Day at Riverview Park
    02 Oct
    10/02/2022    
    11:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Riverview Park, North Side
    • Walk
    Join WPMC and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy for RP Day, a celebration of beautiful Riverview Park, as well as a fundraising opportunity for future beautification [...]
    More Info
    Fall Mushroom Walk at Frick Park
    06 Oct
    10/06/2022    
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Frick Park - Lower Frick Park Play Area
    • Walk
    Join Stephen Bucklin (President of the Western PA Mushroom Club) and members of the Upstream staff on a walk along Nine Mile Run to search [...]
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    McConnells Mills State Park - Mountville Rd
    09 Oct
    10/09/2022    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    McConnells Mills State Park - Mountville Rd
    • Walk
    Meet Dawn Wehman and WPMC Mycologist Cara Coulter at the corner of Mountville Rd and Nye Rd., Portersville, Pa.  Parking will be limited. Please look [...]
    More Info
    Fluorescent Forest Walk at Frick Environmental Center
    13 Oct
    10/13/2022    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Frick Environmental Center
    • Walk
    Join Naturalist Educator Stephen Bucklin (and club president) on a walk through the forest at night to search for fluorescent organisms - not just mushrooms! [...]
    More Info
    Townsend Park, Murrysville
    15 Oct
    10/15/2022    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Townsend Park
    • Walk
    Meet WPMC identifier Richard Jacob and Friends of Murrysville Parks for a mushroom walk at Townsend Park. Meet at the upper pavilion.
    More Info
    Monthly Meeting
    18 Oct
    10/18/2022    
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Frick Environmental Center
    • Meetings
    Election night and Photo Contest Results
    More Info
    Surprise mushroom walk at Fern Hollow Nature Reserve
    20 Oct
    10/20/2022    
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Fern Hollow Nature Center
    • Walk
    No registration. Just come to help WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini celebrate her birthday.
    More Info
    Dead Man’s Hollow (McKeesport) with Allegheny Land Trust
    28 Oct
    10/28/2022    
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Dead Man's Hollow
    • Walk
    Meet at the Boston Ballfield. NOTE: It’s about a .35 mile walk along the Great Allegheny Passage to enter to the ruins of the Hollow [...]
    More Info
    Halloween Walk at Todd Nature Reserve
    30 Oct
    10/30/2022    
    11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Todd Nature Reserve
    • Walk
    Meet WPMC Mycologist Cara Barkley Coulter at the main parking lot of Todd Nature Reserve for a free Halloween mushroom walk. Costumes are encouraged, but [...]
    More Info
    Events on 09/29/2022
    29 Sep
    NAMA Annual Foray
    29 Sep 22
    Potosi
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    02 Oct
    RP Day at Riverview Park
    2 Oct 22
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/06/2022
    06 Oct
    Fall Mushroom Walk at Frick Park
    6 Oct 22
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/09/2022
    09 Oct
    McConnells Mills State Park - Mountville Rd
    9 Oct 22
    Portersville
    Events on 10/13/2022
    13 Oct
    Fluorescent Forest Walk at Frick Environmental Center
    13 Oct 22
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/15/2022
    15 Oct
    Townsend Park, Murrysville
    15 Oct 22
    Murrysville
    Events on 10/18/2022
    18 Oct
    Monthly Meeting
    18 Oct 22
    Pittsburgh
    Events on 10/20/2022
    20 Oct
    Surprise mushroom walk at Fern Hollow Nature Reserve
    20 Oct 22
    Sewickley
    Events on 10/28/2022
    28 Oct
    Dead Man’s Hollow (McKeesport) with Allegheny Land Trust
    28 Oct 22
    McKeesport
    Events on 10/30/2022
    30 Oct
    Halloween Walk at Todd Nature Reserve
    30 Oct 22
    Sarver

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