WPMC General Purpose Description Form

Collection number*

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

Genus/species*

Collected by*

The name(s) of the person(s) who collected the sample.

Date*

Ecology

Dominant trees and shrubs

Common or Latin names are accepted.For example Oak and Wild Cherry or Quercus rubra

Growth habit*

single
scattered
caespitose
grouped

caespitose = growing in dense tufts

Age of specimens*

immature
mature
old
mixed

Habitat*

Deciduous Woodlands
Conifer woods
Mixed woods
Grassland

Substrate (choose one):*

On duff: pine cone
On duff: leaves
On duff: needles
On duff: twigs
On soil: mineral
On soil: humus
On wood: conifer
On wood: hardwood
On mushroom

Tree Species:

Can be Latin or common name

Location

Walk number

If there are multiple walks, for example at the Lincoff foray enter the number here.

Address

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Region*

Park name, nearest town, etc

Location description

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.

Latitude

Please enter a number from -90 to 90.

In “degrees.decimal degrees” format

Longitude

Please enter a number from -180 to 180.

In “degrees.decimal degrees” format

Elevation

In meters

GPS source

Cell phone, GPS tracker, GPS hand held unit, looked up on a website etc.

General Purpose Description Form

Annotated by*

Names(s) of person(s) annotating the specimens, may be different form the collectors.

FTA card Number

FTA card position

General characteristics

(write range of dimensions in mm for multiple specimens)

Color of spore print

Height of entire specimen

Length of stem

Width of cap

Height of cap at center

Width of stem at apex

Widest width of stem

Odor

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.

Taste

(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.

Latex

Latex color

Hygrophanous

watery appearance when wet; changes color when losing moisture

Identifying features

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/.