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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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Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
08 Jun
06/08/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
  • Walk
Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA, meet Barbara DeRiso.  Follow the signs to enter Camp Guyasuta. We will meet in the parking lot. Dogs are not permitted [...]
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Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
15 Jun
06/15/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Deer Lakes Park
  • Walk
Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park, Dick Dougall - Deer Lake Parks 67 Creighton -Russellton Rd, Tarentum, PA 15084-2708. Turn on Mahaffey Rd which [...]
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Monthly Meeting
18 Jun
06/18/2013    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Invasive Species Speakers: John Hayes - Post-Gazette, Outdoors Editor. Summary: John Hayes grew up in the suburbs east of Pittsburgh in a rural culture steeped [...]
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Mountain BioDiversity, Weekend Blackwater Falls, West Virginia
21 Jun
06/21/2013 - 06/23/2013    
All Day
Blackwater Falls State Park
  • Out Of State
Mountain BioDiversity Weekend Blackwater Falls, West Virginia - Walt Sturgeon   A hands-on approach to exploring biodiversity in the mountains of West Virginia. The event kicks [...]
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North Park, Swimming Pool
22 Jun
06/22/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
North Park Swimming pool parking lot
  • Walk
North Park, Swimming Pool with John Stuart - North Park has a variety of habitats, we always find mushrooms here.  www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/parkphon.asp We request that no [...]
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Destiny Hill Farm in Washington, PA
22 Jun
06/22/2013 - 06/23/2013    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Destiny Hill Farm, Washington, PA
  • Mushroom Class
Bonnie and Brian Davis will each be doing mushroom talks both days between 11 and 2 at the annual Lavender Festival. Bonnie’s topic will be [...]
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Introducing Fungi: Hunting and Identification
29 Jun
06/29/2013    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Harrison Hills Park - Allegheny County
  • Mushroom Class
Join us on June 29, 2013 at the Harrison Hills Environmental Center, for "Introducing Fungi: Hunting and Identification" with members of the Western PA Mushroom [...]
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Events on 06/08/2013
08 Jun
Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA
8 Jun 13
Sharpsburg
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15 Jun
Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park
15 Jun 13
Tarentum
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18 Jun
Monthly Meeting
18 Jun 13
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/21/2013
21 Jun
Mountain BioDiversity, Weekend Blackwater Falls, West Virginia
21 Jun 13
Davis
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22 Jun
North Park, Swimming Pool
22 Jun 13
McCandless Township
22 Jun
Destiny Hill Farm in Washington, PA
22 Jun 13
Washington
Events on 06/29/2013
29 Jun
Introducing Fungi: Hunting and Identification
29 Jun 13
Natrona Heights

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