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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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7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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8:00 AM - The Thirteenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray
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10:00 AM - Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver County
10:00 AM - Mushroom Mania
Boletes of North America: A Field Seminar and Workshop
08 Sep
09/08/2013 - 09/14/2013    
All Day
Eagle Hill Institute
  • Out Of State
During this week-long field seminar and workshop, we will be combining forays and field studies with followup work in the lab. Through slide presentations, lectures, [...]
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Monthly Meeting
17 Sep
09/17/2013    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Lincoff Foray · Fungi: Toxins and Therapies Speakers: Barbara DeRiso / Dick Dougall and Frank Lotrich DeRiso and Dick Dougall will give the last minute [...]
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The Thirteenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray
The Thirteenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray
09/21/2013    
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Rose Barn
  • Foray
8am to 7pm, Saturday, Sept. 21th, 2013 Program: Guided morning walks and self-guided afternoon mushroom walks; Mushroom Walks will be conducted in North Park and [...]
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The Thirteenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray After Party
21 Sep
09/21/2013    
7:45 pm - 10:45 pm
Grazie’s Restaurant
  • Foray
Join us after the foray to relax over a drink of your choice and some dessert at Grazie Restaurant.
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Mycological Association of Washington, Camp Sequanota, Jennerstown, Somerset County
27 Sep
09/27/2013 - 09/29/2013    
All Day
Camp Sequanota, Jennerstown, Somerset County
  • Foray
They’ve had excellent foray weekends in September of every year but two since 1988. The record number of species there was about 260, and sometimes [...]
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Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver County
05 Oct
10/05/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver County
  • Walk
Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver County. Dick Dougall. Meet in the Parking Lot by the Park Office.  We request that no one hunts a walk or [...]
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Mushroom Mania
05 Oct
10/05/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
South Park Nature Center
  • Walk
Learn the lore, see the strange, taste the terrific of local wild mushrooms.
More Info
Events on 09/08/2013
08 Sep
Boletes of North America: A Field Seminar and Workshop
8 Sep 13
Steuben
Events on 09/17/2013
17 Sep
Monthly Meeting
17 Sep 13
Pittsburgh
Events on 09/21/2013
The Thirteenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray
The Thirteenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray
21 Sep 13
McCandless Township
21 Sep
The Thirteenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray After Party
21 Sep 13
Wexford
Events on 09/27/2013
27 Sep
Mycological Association of Washington, Camp Sequanota, Jennerstown, Somerset County
27 Sep 13
Boswell
Events on 10/05/2013
05 Oct
Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver County
5 Oct 13
Hookstown
05 Oct
Mushroom Mania
5 Oct 13
South Park,

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