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BAMS Monthly Meeting
Else Vellinga | An Introduction to Parasol Mushrooms
1002 Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
Wednesday, March 26 | 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Else Vellinga will present "An introduction to Parasol Mushrooms". Though parasol mushrooms are very beautiful mushrooms, their history is muddled, and their naming still far from complete. But, they have fantastic characters, and perform fascinating roles in nature. We'll delve into all of the above and more!
Else Vellinga is a mycologist who is interested in naming and classifying mushroom species in California and beyond, especially Parasol mushrooms. She has described 22 species as new for California. She got her training at the national herbarium in the Netherlands, and her PhD at the university of Leiden. Her interests go beyond taxonomy, and she loves natural history stories of all kinds of organisms. Else describes herself as a Dutch, cat-loving, knitting mycologist, who lives in Berkeley, CA.
If you've found mushrooms you'd like to identify, bring those along. Entrance to VLSB is on northwest entrance, under the stairs on the right (see details below). Doors open at 7:30. Meeting starts promptly at 8:00.
BAMS Meeting Location
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We're have a new meeting location: 1002 Valley Life Sciences Building. The entrance is on the north side circled below; look for a door to the lower level to the right of the main stairs. We'll have signs the night of the event. Best way to get there is to walk up from Oxford. Campus map can be found here.
