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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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12:00 PM - Upper McKinley Park
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5:30 PM - Monthly Meeting with pre-meeting walk
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12:00 PM - Baden Earth Day 2023
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10:00 AM - Dark Hollow Woods with the Oakmont Garden Club
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10:00 AM - Pine Ridge Lodge
10:00 AM - Raccoon Creek State Park (Beaver County)
Upper McKinley Park
15 Apr
04/15/2023    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Upper McKinley Park
  • Walk
Join WPMC President Stephen Bucklin for a mushroom walk in McKinley Park. Meet at the entrance near 900 Delmont Ave. We’ll be celebrating Earth Month [...]
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Monthly Meeting with pre-meeting walk
Monthly Meeting with pre-meeting walk
04/18/2023    
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
Join WPMC members at Frick Environmental Center on Tuesday evening, April 18, for “Under the Microscope” with Django Grootmyers.  Django is pursuing a PhD in [...]
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Baden Earth Day 2023
23 Apr
04/23/2023    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse Grounds
  • Walk
Club Mycologist Jim Tunney will be at Baden Earth Day 2023. There are plans for a walk at some point in the afternoon. The event [...]
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Audubon Greenway with Allegheny Land Trust
28 Apr
04/28/2023    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Audubon Greenway
  • Walk
Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Audubon Greenway. We will be documenting for the City [...]
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Dark Hollow Woods with the Oakmont Garden Club
29 Apr
04/29/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Dark Hollow Woods Park
  • Walk
Join members of WPMC and the Oakmont Garden Club for a mushroom walk in Dark Hollow Woods during the 2023 City Nature Challenge. Meet at [...]
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Pine Ridge Lodge
06 May
05/06/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Pine Ridge Lodge
  • Walk
Join club identifier Richard Jacob in the parking lot at Pine Ridge Lodge. No talk or entry to the lodge, just a walk. This walk [...]
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Raccoon Creek State Park (Beaver County)
06 May
05/06/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Lake Trail trailhead at Raccoon Creek State Park
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris at the Lake Trail trailhead near the beginning of Raccoon Park Road.  Free and open to the public.
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Events on 04/15/2023
15 Apr
Upper McKinley Park
15 Apr 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/18/2023
Monthly Meeting with pre-meeting walk
Monthly Meeting with pre-meeting walk
18 Apr 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/23/2023
23 Apr
Baden Earth Day 2023
23 Apr 23
Baden
Events on 04/28/2023
28 Apr
Audubon Greenway with Allegheny Land Trust
28 Apr 23
Sewickley
Events on 04/29/2023
29 Apr
Dark Hollow Woods with the Oakmont Garden Club
29 Apr 23
Oakmont
Events on 05/06/2023
06 May
Pine Ridge Lodge
6 May 23
Blairsville
06 May
Raccoon Creek State Park (Beaver County)
6 May 23
Clinton

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