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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

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
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
26 Aug 25
Pittsburgh

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Events

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
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
Evening Mushroom walk at Beechwood farms
26 Aug 25
Pittsburgh

Calendar

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11:00 AM - Tomato and Garlic Festival at Phipps Conservatory
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10:00 AM - Chatham University Eden Hall Campus
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12:00 AM - North American Mycological Association Foray
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10:00 AM - Sycamore Island Autumn Survey
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7:00 PM - Monthly meeting
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9:00 AM - Cook Forest State Park - Pre-foray walk
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8:00 AM - The Sixteenth Annual WPMC Gary Lincoff Foray
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10:00 AM - Townsend Park with Friends of Murrysville Parks
Tomato and Garlic Festival at Phipps Conservatory
28 Aug
08/28/2016    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • Other
Red, ripe and roasted! This Festival benefits the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. WPMC is invited every year to participate and we will have a booth [...]
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Chatham University Eden Hall Campus
03 Sep
09/03/2016    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Chatham University’s Eden Hall Farm
  • Walk
Join Club Mycologist La Monte Yarroll at Chatham University Eden Hall Campus in the North Hills. Please meet at the main parking lot across from [...]
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North American Mycological Association Foray
08 Sep
09/08/2016 - 09/11/2016    
All Day
Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center, Front Royal
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
It's going to be a historic year for fungiphiles in the D.C. Metropolitan area, as MAW and the New River Valley Mushroom Club have the [...]
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Sycamore Island Autumn Survey
17 Sep
09/17/2016    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sycamore Island
  • Walk
Join the Allegheny Land Trust and Club Mycologist La Monte Yarroll for the Fall survey of Sycamore Island. We'll be collecting specimens for the monthly [...]
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Monthly meeting
20 Sep
09/20/2016    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Cooking demo Join club president Richard Jacob for a cooking demo as he explores fresh and dried mushrooms purchased from some of the Asian stores [...]
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Cook Forest State Park - Pre-foray walk
23 Sep
09/23/2016    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cook Forest State Park
  • Walk
Meet Gary Lincoff and members of WPMC for a pre-foray walk in Cook Forest State Park. Meeting point Shelter 1 in the center of the [...]
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The Sixteenth Annual WPMC Gary Lincoff Foray
The Sixteenth Annual WPMC Gary Lincoff Foray
09/24/2016    
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Rose Barn
  • Foray
The 16th Annual Gary Lincoff Mushroom Foray will be held on Saturday, September 24th : Walks, presentations, auction, book signing, sales, table-walk, mushroom feast. Rose [...]
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Townsend Park with Friends of Murrysville Parks
01 Oct
10/01/2016    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Townsend Park
  • Walk
WPMC is co-hosting this walk with Friends of Murrysville Parks. Meet Pia van de Venne and Richard Jacob at the upper parking lot.
More Info
Events on 08/28/2016
28 Aug
Tomato and Garlic Festival at Phipps Conservatory
28 Aug 16
Pittsburgh
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03 Sep
Chatham University Eden Hall Campus
3 Sep 16
Gibsonia
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08 Sep
North American Mycological Association Foray
8 Sep 16
Front Royal
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17 Sep
Sycamore Island Autumn Survey
17 Sep 16
Verona
Events on 09/20/2016
20 Sep
Monthly meeting
20 Sep 16
Pittsburgh
Events on 09/23/2016
23 Sep
Cook Forest State Park - Pre-foray walk
23 Sep 16
Cooksburg
Events on 09/24/2016
The Sixteenth Annual WPMC Gary Lincoff Foray
The Sixteenth Annual WPMC Gary Lincoff Foray
24 Sep 16
McCandless Township
Events on 10/01/2016
01 Oct
Townsend Park with Friends of Murrysville Parks
1 Oct 16
Murrysville

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