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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

23 Aug
Boyce Mayview Park with Upper St. Clair Library
23 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
23 Aug
Trail Tour in Hays Woods with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
23 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
24 Aug
Oil Creek State Park (Bike Trail, Southern Terminus Parking)
24 Aug 25
Oil City
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
26 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
31 Aug
Mushroom Walk in Cook Forest
31 Aug 25
Leeper

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Events

23 Aug
Boyce Mayview Park with Upper St. Clair Library
23 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
23 Aug
Trail Tour in Hays Woods with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
23 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
24 Aug
Oil Creek State Park (Bike Trail, Southern Terminus Parking)
24 Aug 25
Oil City
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
26 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
31 Aug
Mushroom Walk in Cook Forest
31 Aug 25
Leeper

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Fall Foray at Mt. Airy Arboretum
04 Oct
10/04/2014 - 10/05/2014    
All Day
Mount Airy Arboretum
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Ohio Mushroom Society  Dick Doyle. Details to follow.
More Info
Ohio Mushroom Society Fall Foray
04 Oct
10/04/2014 - 10/05/2014    
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Gibisonville Community Center
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Visit: http://ohiomushroomsociety.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/newsletter-for-julyaugust-2014/ for more information.
More Info
Mushroom Mania at South Park Nature Center
04 Oct
10/04/2014    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
South Park Nature Center
  • Walk
Meet John Doyle the Park Naturalist for Mushroom Mania at  South Park Nature Center. Learn the lore, see the strange, and taste the terrific of local wild mushrooms [...]
More Info
2014 Patrice Benson Memorial NAMA Foray
 2014 Patrice Benson Memorial NAMA Foray
10/09/2014 - 10/12/2014    
All Day
Camp Arnold
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Camp Arnold in Eatonville, Washington. Steve Trudell will be the foray mycologist and Paul Stamets will be the keynote speaker at the  2014 Patrice Benson Memorial NAMA [...]
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Monthly meeting
21 Oct
10/21/2014    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Photography Contest Winner and Election of Officers The photography Contest winners The deadline for submission for WPMC 2014 photo is September 30, 2014.  For more [...]
More Info
Hartwood Acres
01 Nov
11/01/2014    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hartwood Acres
  • Walk
Met Richard Jacob at the Mansion parking lot. We will be looking for fall mushrooms including honey mushrooms, chicken of the woods, sulfur tuft and deadly Galerina [...]
More Info
Events on 10/04/2014
04 Oct
Fall Foray at Mt. Airy Arboretum
4 Oct 14
Cincinnati
04 Oct
Ohio Mushroom Society Fall Foray
4 Oct 14
Gibisonville
04 Oct
Mushroom Mania at South Park Nature Center
4 Oct 14
South Park,
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Events on 10/09/2014
 2014 Patrice Benson Memorial NAMA Foray
2014 Patrice Benson Memorial NAMA Foray
9 Oct 14
Eatonville
Events on 10/21/2014
21 Oct
Monthly meeting
21 Oct 14
Pittsburgh
Events on 11/01/2014
01 Nov
Hartwood Acres
1 Nov 14
Pittsburgh

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