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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

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
Sigel
16 Aug
Garden in the Park SOUTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
16 Aug 25
South Park Township
19 Aug
Monthly Meeting
19 Aug 25
Pittsburgh

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Events

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
Sigel
16 Aug
Garden in the Park SOUTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
16 Aug 25
South Park Township
19 Aug
Monthly Meeting
19 Aug 25
Pittsburgh

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10:00 AM - Chanterelles!
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9:00 AM - Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
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7:00 PM - Monthly Meetings
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10:00 AM - Bushy Run Battlefield
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12:00 PM - Pine Ridge Park (with Indiana County Friends of the Parks)
12:00 PM - Earth Day at Frick Park with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
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2:00 PM - Peters Lake Park
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10:00 AM - Mushroom Education Day
3:30 PM - Settlers Cabin Park
Chanterelles!
06 Apr
04/06/2019    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
North Park Swimming pool parking lot
  • Walk
Join founding members Jack and Valerie Baker for our annual chanterelle hunt at North Park.
More Info
Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
13 Apr
04/13/2019    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sycamore Island
  • Walk
Meet WPMC and ALT at the Verona Public Docks for the Spring survey of Sycamore Island.  Because the island is only accessible by boat, the [...]
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Monthly Meetings
16 Apr
04/16/2019    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Dare 2B Tick Aware Jeff Covelli Jeff Covelli from the Pennsylvania Lyme Resource Network will tell us all about Lyme Disease, including prevention, treatment, and [...]
More Info
Bushy Run Battlefield
20 Apr
04/20/2019    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Bushy Run Battlefield
  • Walk
Meet Club Mycologist John Plischke for a pop-up walk this coming Saturday. Meet at the large parking lot on the opposite side of the center.
More Info
Pine Ridge Park (with Indiana County Friends of the Parks)
27 Apr
04/27/2019    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Pine Ridge Lodge
  • Walk
WPMC Identifier Bob Sleigh will host “Morel Mushrooms: What, Where, When” at noon at Pine Lodge, Pine Ridge Park. Morels are one of the most sought after and [...]
More Info
Earth Day at Frick Park with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
27 Apr
04/27/2019    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Mycologist Jim Tunney at the Frick Environmental Center for one of three afternoon mushrooms walks. Walk times are Noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 [...]
More Info
Peters Lake Park
28 Apr
04/28/2019    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Peters Lake Park
  • Walk
Peters Lake Park, Canonsburg (Washington County). Meet WPMC Mycologist John Plischke at the main parking lot at Peters Lake Park to hunt for morels and [...]
More Info
Mushroom Education Day
04 May
05/04/2019    
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
REI Pittsburgh Settlers Ridge store
  • Mushroom Class
10:00 a.m. – Registration & Sales Table Open 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Morning Classes 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch (on your [...]
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Settlers Cabin Park
04 May
05/04/2019    
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Settlers Cabin Park
  • Walk
If you attended our Mushroom Education Class you can now put your new knowledge to the test and join us for a walk at Settlers Cabin [...]
More Info
Events on 04/06/2019
06 Apr
Chanterelles!
6 Apr 19
McCandless Township
Events on 04/13/2019
13 Apr
Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
13 Apr 19
Verona
Events on 04/16/2019
16 Apr
Monthly Meetings
16 Apr 19
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/20/2019
20 Apr
Bushy Run Battlefield
20 Apr 19
Jeannette
Events on 04/27/2019
27 Apr
Pine Ridge Park (with Indiana County Friends of the Parks)
27 Apr 19
Blairsville
27 Apr
Earth Day at Frick Park with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
27 Apr 19
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/28/2019
28 Apr
Peters Lake Park
28 Apr 19
Canonsburg
Events on 05/04/2019
04 May
Mushroom Education Day
4 May 19
Pittsburgh
04 May
Settlers Cabin Park
4 May 19
Pittsburgh

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