Gulf Coast: Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Florida panhandle -- collection only where legal
Wild fungi biodiversity documentation (FunDiS protocol) — Gulf Coast (Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Florida).
Photograph a wild mushroom find on the Gulf Coast using the FunDiS protocol wherever collecting is legal. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $140 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofFull diagnostic photo set: cap, underside, stipe, base, substrate, habitat + Field Data Slip completed with date, location, habitat + Spore print taken where feasible + Uploaded to iNaturalist or Mushroom Observer under the FunDiS project + Zero edibility statements anywhere in the record
- Open until2027-01-22
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Photograph a wild mushroom find on the Gulf Coast using the FunDiS protocol wherever collecting is legal. The Gulf South Mycological Society has run guided walks and lectures across this five-state coastline since 1979, yet a 2021 study of Gulf of Mexico beach fungi found 86 percent of the fungal forms it identified appeared in only a single collection out of 750 samples taken -- a strong sign of how undocumented this region's fungal diversity still is.
Fund it for $140. Proof lands onchain when it's done.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- Camera or phone for close-up photography
- A knife or small tool for careful excavation of the base/stipe, only where collection is legal
- White and dark paper for a spore print, taken where feasible without damaging the specimen
- A FunDiS Field Data Slip or equivalent field notebook
- A wax-paper bag or breathable container for any voucher specimen — never plastic, which accelerates decomposition
- GPS or phone location services for the observation site
- An iNaturalist or Mushroom Observer account for upload
Steps
- 1. Confirm collection legality at the site; many parks and preserves prohibit removal. Where prohibited, document in place with photographs only.
- 2. Photograph the full diagnostic set: cap from above and in profile, the underside (gills, pores, or teeth), the stipe including any ring or veil remnant, the base (bulb, volva, or rhizomorphs), the substrate it is growing from or on, and the surrounding habitat.
- 3. Where feasible without damaging the specimen, take a spore print on paired white/dark paper and record the deposited color.
- 4. Record ephemeral field notes that fade after collection: odor, any color change on bruising or cutting, texture, and the exact substrate or host.
- 5. Complete a Field Data Slip (or equivalent) with date, precise location, habitat, and collector.
- 6. Upload the observation with all photographs to iNaturalist or Mushroom Observer under the FunDiS project, following posted minimum quality standards.
- 7. Where FunDiS supports dried-tissue sequencing for the target group and location, prepare and submit a voucher per the current FunDiS collection protocol, noting the iNat/MO observation number used.
- 8. Confirm and record that NO edibility conclusion appears anywhere in the observation, notes, or upload — this packet documents biodiversity, never consumption.
What counts as done
- Diagnostic photo set present: cap, underside (gills/pores/teeth), stipe, base, substrate, and habitat
- Field Data Slip or equivalent completed with date, precise location, and habitat
- Spore print taken and recorded where feasible without damaging the specimen
- Observation uploaded to iNaturalist or Mushroom Observer under the FunDiS project
- No edibility conclusion, statement, or recommendation anywhere in the record
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
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