MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO

INTRODUCTION TO MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION:

GILLED MUSHROOMS AND BOLETES

given by

PAT BURCHELL

Past President of MST

pburchell@rogers.com

This short course will introduce the basics of mushroom identification for gilled mushrooms and boletes. It is designed for beginners and will focus on field identification based on macroscopic features. Various identification features will be discussed, and the main genera will be described and illustrated with examples of specific mushrooms from each genus. Fresh specimens will also be used to illustrate features and practice identification.

The course is available to MST members only and will be limited to 24 participants. It will be held at the Toronto Botanical Garden on four evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on:

Wednesday September 7, 2011 Wednesday September 21, 2011

Wednesday September 14, 2011 Wednesday September 28, 2011

The cost of the course is $40 per person. To register, send the registration form and a cheque payable to the Mycological Society of Toronto by August 16, 2011 to:

Pat Burchell

2 Deepwood Cres.

Toronto ON M3C 1N8

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