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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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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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7:30 PM - Pop-Up Glow Walk in Cook Forest
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10:00 AM - Cook Forest State Park pre-foray walk
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7:30 AM - Annual Gary Lincoff Foray.
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9:00 AM - Science Sunday at the Lincoff Foray
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Wingfield Pines
10 Sep
09/10/2021    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wingfield Pines Conservation Area
  • Walk
Join WPMC and ALT for a walk a Friday evening walk at Wingfield Pines. Masks must be worn at this program and, due to COVID [...]
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Pop-Up Glow Walk in Cook Forest
16 Sep
09/16/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Cook Forest State Park
  • Walk
Join WPMC President and Identifier Stephen Bucklin for a night walk in Cook Forest in search of glowing mushrooms! We’ll be using UV flashlights to [...]
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Cook Forest State Park pre-foray walk
17 Sep
09/17/2021    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cook Forest State Park
  • Walk
Pre-Foray Walk at Cook Forest State Park, with WPMC identifiers, Mycologists and Park Ranger Dale Luthringer. Meet at Shelter #2. There is no charge for this [...]
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Annual Gary Lincoff Foray.
18 Sep
09/18/2021    
7:30 am - 7:30 pm
Rose Barn
  • Foray
Mark your calendars now for the 21st annual Gary Lincoff Foray. Registration will open at a later date, but here are the events we’re planning [...]
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Science Sunday at the Lincoff Foray
19 Sep
09/19/2021    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Rose Barn
  • Foray
Schedule 9:00 am Introduction to Mushroom Identification 10:30am Mushroom Photography for ID and clarity 12pm lunch 1pm 10 Common Boletes in Our area 2:30pm Introduction [...]
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Monthly Meeting - Virtual
Monthly Meeting - Virtual
09/21/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Virtual
  • Meetings
How to Quit your Job and Devote your Life to Mushrooms. John Michelotti, Founder of Catskill Fungi, will share this presentation, which he gave at [...]
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10 Sep
Wingfield Pines
10 Sep 21
Pittsburgh
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16 Sep
Pop-Up Glow Walk in Cook Forest
16 Sep 21
Cooksburg
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17 Sep
Cook Forest State Park pre-foray walk
17 Sep 21
Cooksburg
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18 Sep
Annual Gary Lincoff Foray.
18 Sep 21
McCandless Township
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19 Sep
Science Sunday at the Lincoff Foray
19 Sep 21
McCandless Township
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Monthly Meeting - Virtual
Monthly Meeting - Virtual
21 Sep 21
Virtual

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