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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

Calendar

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12:00 AM - NEMF Samuel Ristich Foray
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12:00 AM - 3rd Joint Appalachian Foray
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12:00 AM - Eagle Hill Institute course, Boletes, the Genus Lactarius, and Other Fungi of New England
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7:00 PM - Monthly meeting
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12:00 AM - 2014 Central PA Mushroom Club Annual Bill Russell Foray
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12:00 AM - Eagle Hill Institute course, Amanitaceae taxonomy: Fundamentals and Microscopy to Barcodes
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12:00 AM - COMA’s annual Clark Rogerson Foray
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NEMF Samuel Ristich Foray
07 Aug
08/07/2014 - 08/10/2014    
All Day
Bowdoin College, Maine
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Dr. Seanna Annis, mycologist and plant pathologist at the University of Maine at Orono, will be the host mycologist.
More Info
3rd Joint Appalachian Foray
08 Aug
08/08/2014 - 08/10/2014    
All Day
4H Conference Center in Front Royal
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
The Mycological Association of Washington Event. (details to come)
More Info
Eagle Hill Institute course, Boletes, the Genus Lactarius, and Other Fungi of New England
10 Aug
08/10/2014 - 08/16/2014    
All Day
Eagle Hill Institute
  • Mushroom Class
  • Out Of State
Eagle Hill Institute course, Boletes, the Genus Lactarius, and Other Fungi of New England with Alan Bessette and Arlene Bessette. Course description can be seen [...]
More Info
Monthly meeting
19 Aug
08/19/2014    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
More Info
2014 Central PA Mushroom Club Annual Bill Russell Foray
22 Aug
08/22/2014 - 08/24/2014    
All Day
Lock Haven University's Sieg Center
  • Foray
Join the Central PA Mushroom Club at Lock Haven University's Sieg Center on beautiful Fishing Creek for mushroom collecting, presentations, and workshops. Stay in the bunkhouse [...]
More Info
Eagle Hill Institute course, Amanitaceae taxonomy: Fundamentals and Microscopy to Barcodes
24 Aug
08/24/2014 - 08/30/2014    
All Day
Eagle Hill Institute
  • Mushroom Class
  • Out Of State
Eagle Hill Institute course, Amanitaceae taxonomy: Fundamentals and Microscopy to Barcodes with Rod Tulloss and Chistina Rodriguez-Caycedo. Course description can be viewed here.
More Info
COMA’s annual Clark Rogerson Foray
04 Sep
09/04/2014 - 09/07/2014    
All Day
Berkshire Hills Emanuel Camps
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
COMA’s annual Clark Rogerson Foray will be held at Berkshire Hills Emmanuel Camp in Copake, NY and is easily accessible from NYC, the Hudson Valley, [...]
More Info
Events on 08/07/2014
07 Aug
NEMF Samuel Ristich Foray
7 Aug 14
Brunswick
Events on 08/08/2014
08 Aug
3rd Joint Appalachian Foray
8 Aug 14
Front Royal
Events on 08/10/2014
10 Aug
Eagle Hill Institute course, Boletes, the Genus Lactarius, and Other Fungi of New England
10 Aug 14
Steuben
Events on 08/19/2014
19 Aug
Monthly meeting
19 Aug 14
Pittsburgh
Events on 08/22/2014
22 Aug
2014 Central PA Mushroom Club Annual Bill Russell Foray
22 Aug 14
Lamar
Events on 08/24/2014
24 Aug
Eagle Hill Institute course, Amanitaceae taxonomy: Fundamentals and Microscopy to Barcodes
24 Aug 14
Steuben
Events on 09/04/2014
04 Sep
COMA’s annual Clark Rogerson Foray
4 Sep 14
Copake

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