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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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    • 05/19/2025
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    • 06/07/2025
    • McKeesport
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    • 06/08/2025
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  • Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
    • 06/13/2025
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    04/13/2024    
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    Frick Park - Lower Frick Park Play Area
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    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 [...]
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    Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust
    26 Apr
    04/26/2024    
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Dead Man's Hollow
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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
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    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.  [...]
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    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 [...]
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    Lower Frick Park Play Area with UpstreamPgh
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    Monthly Meeting
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    Mushrooms of Beltzhoover with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
    20 Apr 24
    Pittsburgh
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    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
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    North Park Rachael Carson Trail
    27 Apr 24
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    Fungi 101: Talk & Walk with Allegheny Land Trust
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