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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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7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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9:00 AM - Sycamore Island Mushroom Hunt with Allegheny Land Trust
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12:00 PM - Mushroom Walk with Western PA Mushroom Club at Phipps Conservatory
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Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park
06 Jul
07/06/2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Deer Lakes Park
  • Walk
Meet club identifier Richard Jacob for our annual Dorothy Fornof Walk at Deer Lakes Park. We normally find a lot of mushroom species at this [...]
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Headwaters Park (Erie County)
07 Jul
07/07/2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Headwaters Park
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Mycologist Stephen Bucklin at the parking area near the Erie County Conservation District office.  Free and open to the public.
More Info
Monthly Meeting
16 Jul
07/16/2024    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
Medicinal Mushrooms of Western PA & Making a Double Extraction Tincture Dana Driscoll
More Info
Sycamore Island Mushroom Hunt with Allegheny Land Trust
20 Jul
07/20/2024    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sycamore Island
  • Walk
Join ALT staff and WPMC identifiers for a mushroom hunting trip to Sycamore Island. The boat (provided by Allegheny Cleanways) will begin transferring participants from [...]
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Mushroom Walk with Western PA Mushroom Club at Phipps Conservatory
27 Jul
07/27/2024    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • Walk
$20 members | $25 nonmembers Sign up information is on the Phipps Conservatory website. Meets at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes Classroom at Phipps Conservatory [...]
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MycoFest
02 Aug
08/02/2024 - 08/04/2024    
All Day
Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden
  • Foray
MycoFest returns August 2-4 2024 for it’s 10th annual mushroom and arts festival, where we’ll be showcasing the beauty of nature, with an educational focus [...]
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Crooked Creek Lake Park (Armstrong County)
03 Aug
08/03/2024    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Crooked Creek Lake Park Freedom Pavilion
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifiers Sara Klingensmith and Dawn Wehman at the Freedom Pavilion for a mushroom walk at Crooked Creek. Rangers from the park will also [...]
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Events on 07/06/2024
06 Jul
Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park
6 Jul 24
Tarentum
Events on 07/07/2024
07 Jul
Headwaters Park (Erie County)
7 Jul 24
Erie
Events on 07/16/2024
16 Jul
Monthly Meeting
16 Jul 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 07/20/2024
20 Jul
Sycamore Island Mushroom Hunt with Allegheny Land Trust
20 Jul 24
Verona
Events on 07/27/2024
27 Jul
Mushroom Walk with Western PA Mushroom Club at Phipps Conservatory
27 Jul 24
Pittsburgh
Events on 08/02/2024
02 Aug
MycoFest
2 Aug 24
Centre Hall
Events on 08/03/2024
03 Aug
Crooked Creek Lake Park (Armstrong County)
3 Aug 24
Ford City

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