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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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10:00 AM - Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Overlook (Venango County)
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1:00 PM - Beginners Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust at Audubon Greenway
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11:00 AM - Mushroom Treasure Hunt with Upper Saint Clair Library
3:00 PM - Riverview Park Day with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
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12:00 AM - NEMF foray
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5:00 PM - Pre-Meeting Lichen Walk to Homewood Cemetery
7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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10:30 AM - Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area (Butler County)
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10:00 AM - Lincoff foray at Cook Forest State Park
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7:30 AM - The Twenty Third Annual Gary Lincoff Mushroom Foray
Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Overlook (Venango County)
02 Sep
09/02/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Clear Creek State Foreest-Dewoody Rd. Parking Lot
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Dirk Cappo at the Dewoody Road trailhead for a walk to the Kennerdell Overlook.  This is a fairly easy walk on level [...]
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Beginners Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust at Audubon Greenway
08 Sep
09/08/2023    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Audubon Greenway
  • Walk
Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Audubon Greenway. Hike runs rain or shine. NO WALK [...]
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Mushroom Treasure Hunt with Upper Saint Clair Library
09 Sep
09/09/2023    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Boyce Gardens
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifiers Josh Doty and Jared White at the Boyce Gardens parking lot on Boyce Road to explore the trails of Boyce Mayview Park. [...]
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Riverview Park Day with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
09 Sep
09/09/2023    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Riverview Park Visitors Center
  • Walk
As part of annual RP Day, meet WPMC Mycologist Jim Tunney at the Riverview Park Visitors Center to look for and learn about mushrooms while [...]
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NEMF foray
14 Sep
09/14/2023 - 09/17/2023    
All Day
Soyuzivka Heritage Center
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
The Northeast Mycological Federation annual foray will be held in September at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center. The Soyuzivka Heritage Center, also known as Soyuzivka, Suzi-Q, [...]
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Pre-Meeting Lichen Walk to Homewood Cemetery
19 Sep
09/19/2023    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Walk
Meet September’s Guest Speakers Tom McCoy and Natalie Howe at the Frick Environmental Center at 5:00 p.m. for a walk to the Homewood Cemetery to learn the [...]
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Monthly Meeting
19 Sep
09/19/2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
TOPIC: Lichens SPEAKERS: Natalie Wood, PhD and Tom McCoy from the Mycological Association of Washington (DC)
More Info
Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area (Butler County)
23 Sep
09/23/2023    
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris in the parking lot at Wolf Creek Narrows.  Free and open to the public; no registration required.
More Info
Lincoff foray at Cook Forest State Park
29 Sep
09/29/2023    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cook Forest State Park
  • Walk
With Park Ranger Dale Luthringer. Meeting point Shelter 2. There is no charge for this walk, but you will be responsible for your own transportation [...]
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The Twenty Third Annual Gary Lincoff Mushroom Foray
30 Sep
09/30/2023    
7:30 am - 5:30 pm
The Lodge at North Park
  • Foray
Mark your calendars now for the 23rd annual Gary Lincoff Foray.  Here are the events we’ve planned for that weekend: A Pre-Foray Walk walk will [...]
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Events on 09/02/2023
02 Sep
Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Overlook (Venango County)
2 Sep 23
Sigel
Events on 09/08/2023
08 Sep
Beginners Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust at Audubon Greenway
8 Sep 23
Sewickley
Events on 09/09/2023
09 Sep
Mushroom Treasure Hunt with Upper Saint Clair Library
9 Sep 23
Upper St Clair
09 Sep
Riverview Park Day with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
9 Sep 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 09/14/2023
14 Sep
NEMF foray
14 Sep 23
Kerhonkson
Events on 09/19/2023
19 Sep
Pre-Meeting Lichen Walk to Homewood Cemetery
19 Sep 23
Pittsburgh
19 Sep
Monthly Meeting
19 Sep 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 09/23/2023
23 Sep
Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area (Butler County)
23 Sep 23
Slippery Rock
Events on 09/29/2023
29 Sep
Lincoff foray at Cook Forest State Park
29 Sep 23
Cooksburg
Events on 09/30/2023
30 Sep
The Twenty Third Annual Gary Lincoff Mushroom Foray
30 Sep 23
Allison Park

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