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In-Person Presentation: Plants that Eat Truffles for Lunch
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 18, 7:00 pm
In-Person Presentation: Plants that Eat Truffles for Lunch
Presenter: Daniel Luoma, Former State NPSO President and Oregon State University Mycology Professor
Location: The SE Uplift Building Fireplace Room 3534 SE Main St. Portland, Or 97214
Dan Luoma will discuss a group of fascinating organisms that have gourmet dietary preferences. Interactions between forest plants and their associated beneficial root fungi provide the broader context for this talk. He will give special attention to those plants without chlorophyll that depend on truffle-forming fungi to meet their nutritional needs.
Members are invited to this special event as well as one guest per member.
