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Hope you're coming to the GGC meeting on Oct 10th to hear Paul Kroeger talk about Death Cap Mushrooms in BC. The Death Cap Amanita phalloides is a deadly European mushroom introduced to North America with imported trees. It was first found in BC in 1997 and in Vancouver in 2008. Patterns of distribution may help explain how this important fungus spreads with horticultural trees and how it got here originally. I describe the detective work that yielded interesting clues and discuss some possible implications of what we’ve found.
Paul Kroeger
Paul Kroeger has studied mushrooms for over forty years and is a founding member of the Vancouver Mycological Society. He’s considered a leading expert in field identification of mushrooms of western Canada and has made a special study of “little brown mushrooms” including magic mushrooms and their relatives. He’s been involved in many projects and studies about diverse aspects of mushrooms; gaining knowledge about fungal biology and ecology, and biochemistry of toxic, hallucinogenic, medicinal and edible mushrooms. Years of experience create unique insights and understanding of fungal life-ways and interactions in temperate ecosystems.
If you have any mushrooms you'd like Paul to identify for you, bring them along — if possible, bring the actual mushroom, not a photo!
Paul Kroeger
Paul Kroeger has studied mushrooms for over forty years and is a founding member of the Vancouver Mycological Society. He’s considered a leading expert in field identification of mushrooms of western Canada and has made a special study of “little brown mushrooms” including magic mushrooms and their relatives. He’s been involved in many projects and studies about diverse aspects of mushrooms; gaining knowledge about fungal biology and ecology, and biochemistry of toxic, hallucinogenic, medicinal and edible mushrooms. Years of experience create unique insights and understanding of fungal life-ways and interactions in temperate ecosystems.
If you have any mushrooms you'd like Paul to identify for you, bring them along — if possible, bring the actual mushroom, not a photo!
GGC meets in the "LRC" — the Learning Resources Centre, which is under the Britannia VPL library. As you're walking west toward the library, veer left on the walkway, walk alongside the library, and you'll come to a ramp entry to the LRC on your right. We start at 7:00 and end before 9:00.
We always have tea and goodies and a few door prizes. Try to remember to bring your own teacup. See you there!
We always have tea and goodies and a few door prizes. Try to remember to bring your own teacup. See you there!
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