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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/.

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North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
19 Jul 25
Johnstown
26 Jul
Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
26 Jul 25
McCandless

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Events

05 Jul
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
Johnstown
26 Jul
Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
26 Jul 25
McCandless

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North American Commercial Mycoblitz Walk - Lotus Food Company, Strip District
North American Commercial Mycoblitz Walk - Lotus Food Company, Strip District
03/09/2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lotus Food Company
  • DNA Sequencing Event
  • Walk
Meet Scott Pavelle and others at Lotus Food Company Directions https://maps.app.goo.gl/bgracywTDWnCKD3w6 NAMA are curious as to what producers and distributors are naming the mushrooms they [...]
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Monthly Meeting
12 Mar
03/12/2024    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
Join the Western PA Mushroom Club for an evening of fungi, friends, and fun! This month's speaker is Club President Barbora Batokova, aka fungiwoman, presenting [...]
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Lichen walk at Allegheny Commons
19 Mar
03/19/2024    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Allegheny Commons at Lake Elizabeth
  • Walk
Lichen Walk with WPMC Mycologist Stephen Bucklin and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. Meet at the trailhead at the northwestern corner of Allegheny Commons near Lake Elizabeth. [...]
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Hillman State Park (Washington County)
23 Mar
03/23/2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hillman State Park - Van Gorder Road trailhead
  • Walk
Join WPMC Mycologists Stephen Bucklin and Cara Coulter for an early spring lichen and mushroom walk at Hillman State Park.  We’ll meet at the trailhead [...]
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Events on 03/09/2024
North American Commercial Mycoblitz Walk - Lotus Food Company, Strip District
North American Commercial Mycoblitz Walk - Lotus Food Company, Strip District
9 Mar 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 03/12/2024
12 Mar
Monthly Meeting
12 Mar 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 03/19/2024
19 Mar
Lichen walk at Allegheny Commons
19 Mar 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 03/23/2024
23 Mar
Hillman State Park (Washington County)
23 Mar 24
Hanover Township,

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