Attachment 6_Fungi Field Tags and Instructions.pdf
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This document is an instructional guide and template for completing field tags used during fungal foraying and surveying activities. Field tags are designed to fit into collection boxes and serve as a companion to site forms, ensuring that critical field data is preserved and not lost during fieldwork.
The field tag template captures the following information for each fungal specimen collected: tentative identification (taxon), collection date, collector name, and a collection number (brief identifier such as initials, year, and sequence number). Geographic data includes the state and county of collection, land owner information (federal agency and subunit such as Siuslaw NF, Alsea RD), UTM coordinates using NAD83 datum, and a specific geographical location description. The substrate category must be identified by circling the appropriate option—wood, moss, litter, soil, or fungus—with gentle excavation of the specimen base if necessary to determine substrate type. Additional required documentation includes habitat description (dominant trees, herbs, shrubs, and related ecological notes) and fresh specimen notes recording observable characteristics such as color, odor, taste, texture, shape, and any other pertinent site or specimen information. The template provides multiple entry fields to accommodate multiple collections per field session, with dashed line separators indicating cut lines for individual tags.
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Field Tags (to be cut up)
Taxon:___________________________Date: ________________
Collector(s): _____________________ Coll. # _______________
WA – OR – CA -County: ___________ Land Owner: _________
UTM E __ __ __ __ __ __ UTM N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ NAD83
Location: _____________________________________________
Wood – Moss – Litter – Soil – Fungus Habitat: _____________
Notes (color, odor, taste, texture, etc.): ______________________
Taxon:___________________________Date: ________________
Collector(s): _____________________ Coll. # _______________
WA – OR – CA -County: ___________ Land Owner: _________
UTM E __ __ __ __ __ __ UTM N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ NAD83
Location: _____________________________________________
Wood – Moss – Litter – Soil – Fungus Habitat: _____________
Notes (color, odor, taste, texture, etc.): ______________________
Taxon:___________________________Date: ________________
Collector(s): _____________________ Coll. # _______________
WA – OR – CA -County: ___________ Land Owner: _________
UTM E __ __ __ __ __ __ UTM N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ NAD83
Location: _____________________________________________
Wood – Moss – Litter – Soil – Fungus Habitat: _____________
Notes (color, odor, taste, texture, etc.): ______________________
Taxon:___________________________Date: ________________
Collector(s): _____________________ Coll. # _______________
WA – OR – CA -County: ___________ Land Owner: _________
UTM E __ __ __ __ __ __ UTM N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ NAD83
Location: _____________________________________________
Wood – Moss – Litter – Soil – Fungus Habitat: _____________
Notes (color, odor, taste, texture, etc.): ______________________
Taxon:___________________________Date: ________________
Collector(s): _____________________ Coll. # _______________
WA – OR – CA -County: ___________ Land Owner: _________
UTM E __ __ __ __ __ __ UTM N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ NAD83
Location: _____________________________________________
Wood – Moss – Litter – Soil – Fungus Habitat: _____________
Taxon:___________________________Date: ________________
Collector(s): _____________________ Coll. # _______________
WA – OR – CA -County: ___________ Land Owner: _________
UTM E __ __ __ __ __ __ UTM N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ NAD83
Location: _____________________________________________
Wood – Moss – Litter – Soil – Fungus Habitat: _____________
ATTACHMENT #7
Completing the field tag
Field tags are very useful while foraying or surveying. They are designed to fit into a collection box.
Complete one per collection.
The tag’s main function is to ensure that critical data such as location, substrate, and color notes are not lost in the bustle of a field day.
The field tag is used in addition to the site form; it is not a substitute.
The following are the fields on the field tag with an explanation of the information asked for.
Taxon: Tentative identification of fungus Date: Collection date Collector: Collector of the specimen Collection number: Collection identification number: (please be brief, like a license plate): if you don’t have a personal numbering system you could develop a system that includes your last name or initials, year and a number, i.e. Eblin 4756 or M.M2-12-98-a, etc.
State and County where collection made:
Land owner: Name of Federal agency and subunit: Siuslaw NF, Alsea RD, etc.
UTM coordinates of specimen (Datum NAD83) Location: A geographical place name, road number; as specific as possible.
Substrate: Circle appropriate category. If necessary, gently excavate the base of the specimen to determine the substrate.
Habitat: Dominant trees, herbs, and shrubs and related notes.
Notes: Fresh specimen notes: color, taste, odor, shape, detail of habitat or substrate, or other site and specimen information. Use the back as necessary.
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