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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

16 Aug
Garden in the Park SOUTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
16 Aug 25
South Park Township
19 Aug
Monthly Meeting
19 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
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

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Events

16 Aug
Garden in the Park SOUTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
16 Aug 25
South Park Township
19 Aug
Monthly Meeting
19 Aug 25
Pittsburgh
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

Calendar

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3:00 PM - Blue Knob State Park with John Plischke
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10:00 AM - McConnells Mill with Jack Baker
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10:00 AM - Talk and Walk with Stonefruit Community Herbalists
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9:00 AM - Phipps BioBlitz 2017
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10:00 AM - Mushroom Education Classes
4:00 PM - Salamander Park after Class
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7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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10:00 AM - Fungus Among Us Hike at Linbrook Woodlands with ALT
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Blue Knob State Park with John Plischke
28 May
05/28/2017    
3:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Blue Knob
Join Club Mycologist John Plischke at Blue Know State Park for a free walk open to everyone. He's done ones there several times in the [...]
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McConnells Mill with Jack Baker
03 Jun
06/03/2017    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
McConnells Mill State Park
  • Walk
Join Club Identifier Jack Baker at McConnell's Mill State Park. This walk will include a significant change in elevation as we walk down into the [...]
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Talk and Walk with Stonefruit Community Herbalists
10 Jun
06/10/2017    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Pavilion 2, South Shore Moraine State Park
Club Mycologist La Monte Yarroll will be giving an introductory mushroom talk and leading a short walk at Moraine State Park for the Stonefruit Community [...]
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Phipps BioBlitz 2017
11 Jun
06/11/2017    
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • BioBlitz
The BioBlitz and Biodiversity Festival will be Sunday, June 11, 2017, opening to the public at 9:00 am. WPMC will be participating for the second [...]
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Mushroom Education Classes
Mushroom Education Classes
06/17/2017    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cooper-Siegel Community Library
  • Mushroom Class
WPMC is pleased to announce this year’s mushroom classes on June 17 at the Cooper-Siegel Library in Fox Chapel. Organized by Education Chair Fluff Berger. The [...]
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Salamander Park after Class
17 Jun
06/17/2017    
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Salamander Park, Fox Chapel
  • Walk
Join us after the mushroom classes for a walk at Salamander Park. We expect most of the teachers will attend.
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Monthly Meeting
20 Jun
06/20/2017    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Two guest speakers tonight. There will be a short presentation by WPMC scholarship recipient Dacia Neely, an Environmental Studies student at California University of Pennsylvania, [...]
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Fungus Among Us Hike at Linbrook Woodlands with ALT
24 Jun
06/24/2017    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lindbrook Woodlands
  • Walk
This walk is co-organized with Allegheny Land Trust. Meet the ALT representative (TBD) and WPMC Identifier Fluff Berger to explore Linbrook Woodlands. You will need [...]
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Events on 05/28/2017
28 May
Blue Knob State Park with John Plischke
28 May 17
Imler
Events on 06/03/2017
03 Jun
McConnells Mill with Jack Baker
3 Jun 17
Portersville
Events on 06/10/2017
10 Jun
Talk and Walk with Stonefruit Community Herbalists
10 Jun 17
Portersville
Events on 06/11/2017
11 Jun
Phipps BioBlitz 2017
11 Jun 17
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/17/2017
Mushroom Education Classes
Mushroom Education Classes
17 Jun 17
Pittsburgh
17 Jun
Salamander Park after Class
17 Jun 17
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/20/2017
20 Jun
Monthly Meeting
20 Jun 17
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/24/2017
24 Jun
Fungus Among Us Hike at Linbrook Woodlands with ALT
24 Jun 17
Sewickley

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