Join us for our last meeting of the season! The January meeting will feature the awardee of our HBMS Community Education Scholarship, Amelia Francis, presenting “The Devil’s Tooth: Unraveling the Mysteries of Hydnellum peckii” 🍄🩸

The meeting will be held on Wednesday 1/15 from 7-9pm at HUUF (24 Fellowship Way, Bayside, CA) & streamed via Zoom. We strongly encourage carpooling! 

7-7:30: Tea & social time, show and tell, (bring your mugs & mushrooms!), and a free raffle for attendees

7:30-7:45: Zoom begins, club business

7:45-9: Featured speaker

Talk Description:

This presentation delves into the unique traits of Hydnellum peckii, also known as the Devil’s Tooth. Topics include its fruiting body anatomy—stipe, cap, guttation, toothed hymenophore, confluence, hyphal sheath, and pigmentation (atromentic acid)—as well as its mycelium characteristics, ecological preferences, and potential medicinal properties. The phenomenon of fungal guttation will be a major focus, exploring theories behind why

fungi excrete liquid droplets. If time allows, additional species in the Hydnellum genus, such as H. cyanopodium (blue foot), H. fuscoindicum (violet hedgehog), and H. caeruleum (blue spine), will also be discussed.

Bio:

Amelia Francis is a student at Cal Poly Humboldt with a keen interest in fungi and plants. Her independent research on the Hydnellum genus, particularly Hydnellum peckii, reflects her dedication to exploring the natural world. Outside of her academic pursuits, Amelia runs Barn Owl Bakery (@barnowlbakerybyamelia) from her home, balancing entrepreneurial efforts with her studies. Amelia is committed to deepening her knowledge of fungi and sharing her discoveries with others.

As always, our monthly meetings are free & open to the public. 

This talk will be streamed via Zoom! Zoom begins at 7:30pm.

Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88682574254?pwd=MWA9up77EHn0bWwGpNDGO6aiplFL6B.1

Meeting ID: 886 8257 4254

Passcode: 547481

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