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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

27 Sep
Mushroom Forage, Foray and Fun!
27 Sep 25
Wexford
04 Oct
McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail (Butler County)
4 Oct 25
Ellwood City
05 Oct
Mushroom Walk during RP Day at Riverview Park
5 Oct 25
Pittsburgh
07 Oct
Girty’s Woods with ALT and City Girls Who Walk
7 Oct 25
Reserve Township
11 Oct
Glade Run Lake Conservancy
11 Oct 25
Valencia

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Events

27 Sep
Mushroom Forage, Foray and Fun!
27 Sep 25
Wexford
04 Oct
McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail (Butler County)
4 Oct 25
Ellwood City
05 Oct
Mushroom Walk during RP Day at Riverview Park
5 Oct 25
Pittsburgh
07 Oct
Girty’s Woods with ALT and City Girls Who Walk
7 Oct 25
Reserve Township
11 Oct
Glade Run Lake Conservancy
11 Oct 25
Valencia

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10:00 AM - Camp Guyasuta with Barb DeRiso
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10:00 AM - Phipps Conservatory BioBlitz
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10:00 AM - Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
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7:00 PM - Monthly meeting
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10:00 AM - Linn Run State Park with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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10:00 AM - Pine Ridge Park Bolete walk
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Camp Guyasuta with Barb DeRiso
04 Jun
06/04/2016    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
  • Walk
Join Barb DeRiso for the lovely valley that is Camp Guyasuta.
More Info
Phipps Conservatory BioBlitz
05 Jun
06/05/2016    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • BioBlitz
This particular BioBlitz will run from 5:00am-5:00pm on Sunday, June 5th in areas of Schenley Park surround Phipps Conservatory and Panther Hollow. During this event, [...]
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Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
18 Jun
06/18/2016    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Deer Lakes Park
  • Walk
Join Dick Dougall and Jim Wilson for our annual walk in honor of our late Club Mycologist Dorothy Fornof. We'll be collecting specimens for the [...]
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Monthly meeting
21 Jun
06/21/2016    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Mushroom Photography Speaker: John Plischke III John Plischke III is a founding member of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club, which has become one of the [...]
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Linn Run State Park with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
25 Jun
06/25/2016    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Linn Run State Park
  • Walk
Meet Rachael Mahony, Environmental Education Specialist, from PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Richard Jacob from the WPMC for a mushroom walk at [...]
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Pine Ridge Park Bolete walk
26 Jun
06/26/2016    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pine Ridge park
  • Walk
Meet walk leaders John Pilschke III  at Pine Ridge Park for a bolete walk. Use the entry at the north side of the park not [...]
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Events on 06/04/2016
04 Jun
Camp Guyasuta with Barb DeRiso
4 Jun 16
Sharpsburg
Events on 06/05/2016
05 Jun
Phipps Conservatory BioBlitz
5 Jun 16
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/18/2016
18 Jun
Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
18 Jun 16
Tarentum
Events on 06/21/2016
21 Jun
Monthly meeting
21 Jun 16
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/25/2016
25 Jun
Linn Run State Park with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
25 Jun 16
Rector
Events on 06/26/2016
26 Jun
Pine Ridge Park Bolete walk
26 Jun 16
Blairsville

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