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SUMMARY:July Meeting - James Chelin: Agaricus of Colorado
DESCRIPTION:\nWhen: Monday\, July 13\, 2026 12:00-2:00PM\n\n\n\nWhere: Gate
 s Hall\, Denver Botanic Gardens\n\n\nWhat: The Agaricus of Colorado - Jame
 s Chelin\n\n\nShort description / summaryMost mushroom hunters know Agaric
 us as the group that includes the grocery store button mushroom and severa
 l excellent wild edibles\, but recent DNA research has revealed that the g
 enus is far more diverse than previously thought. This presentation will c
 over how to recognize and identify Colorado's common Agaricus species usin
 g field characters\, ecology\, and simple identification techniques. We'll
  also take a look at newly discovered species and what DNA sequencing is t
 eaching us about the hidden diversity of Agaricus in Colorado and the sout
 hern Rocky Mountains.Short BioJames is a former president and current boar
 d member of the Pikes Peak Mycological Society who has been studying the m
 ushrooms of Colorado since 2004. A longtime foray leader and mushroom iden
 tification expert\, he serves as a volunteer community scientist focused o
 n fungal taxonomy\, biodiversity\, and conservation. James was a member of
  the Colorado State Mushroom Committee that helped designate Agaricus juli
 us as Colorado's official state mushroom. Since 2022\, he has led an ongoi
 ng DNA-supported effort to document the Agaricus species of Colorado and i
 s currently coauthoring a monograph on the region's Agaricus species.\nZoo
 m:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84113035852?pwd=yXNHTb8LKemWYNngXQITD67O0j5B
 yH.1\n
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LOCATION:Gates Hall - Denver Botanic Gardens\, 1007 York St\, Denver\, CO\,
  80206\, United States
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