Description: Chanterelles, boletes, hedgehog mushrooms – what do they have in common, other than being highly sought-after edible mushrooms? They all form mycorrhizas with our native trees. But so does a myriad of other fungi, some of which may be quite surprising. In this presentation, we will explore the diversity of BC fungi that form mycorrhizas with our forest trees.
Bio: Shannon Berch is an emerita research scientist with the BC Ministry of Environment, an associate member in Land and Food Systems and Botany at UBC, and a founding member of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society and the Truffle Association of BC.