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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

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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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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11:00 AM - Lower Frick Park Play Area with UpstreamPgh
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12:00 PM - Mushrooms of Beltzhoover with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
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10:30 AM - Asbury Woods (Erie County)
Lower Frick Park Play Area with UpstreamPgh
13 Apr
04/13/2024    
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Frick Park - Lower Frick Park Play Area
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifiers Barbora Batokova and Josh Mowris and representatives from UpstreamPgh at the lower Frick Park Play area.  Learn more about the fascinating world [...]
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Monthly Meeting
16 Apr
04/16/2024    
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 Richard Jacob, a Past President of the [...]
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Mushrooms of Beltzhoover with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
20 Apr
04/20/2024    
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Upper McKinley Park
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Mycologist Stephen Bucklin for a mushroom walk in McKinley Park. We’ll be celebrating Earth Month by looking for and learning about mushrooms and [...]
More Info
Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
26 Apr
04/26/2024    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Dead Man's Hollow
  • Walk
SOLD OUT
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City Nature Challenge – Urban Lichens – Schenley Park
26 Apr
04/26/2024    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Schenley Park Cafe and Visitor Center
  • Walk
Pittsburgh doesn’t just compete in sports – help our city come out on top in the City Nature Challenge! Join Naturalist Educator and club mycologist [...]
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North Park Rachael Carson Trail
27 Apr
04/27/2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
North Park - Pigeon Shelter on Kummer Road
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris at the Pigeon Shelter on Kummer Road for a mushroom walk on the Rachel Carson Trail during the City Nature [...]
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Fungi 101: Talk & Walk with Allegheny Land Trust
29 Apr
04/29/2024    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Fern Hollow Nature Center
  • Walk
Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom talk and ID walk at Fern Hollow Nature Center during the City Nature Challenge.  [...]
More Info
Asbury Woods (Erie County)
04 May
05/04/2024    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Asbury Woods
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris in the parking lot next to the playground for a mushroom walk on the Asbury Woods loop trail.  Free and [...]
More Info
Events on 04/13/2024
13 Apr
Lower Frick Park Play Area with UpstreamPgh
13 Apr 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/16/2024
16 Apr
Monthly Meeting
16 Apr 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/20/2024
20 Apr
Mushrooms of Beltzhoover with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
20 Apr 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/26/2024
26 Apr
Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
26 Apr 24
McKeesport
26 Apr
City Nature Challenge – Urban Lichens – Schenley Park
26 Apr 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/27/2024
27 Apr
North Park Rachael Carson Trail
27 Apr 24
Wexford
Events on 04/29/2024
29 Apr
Fungi 101: Talk & Walk with Allegheny Land Trust
29 Apr 24
Sewickley
Events on 05/04/2024
04 May
Asbury Woods (Erie County)
4 May 24
Erie

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