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LAMS is a non-profit group whose purpose is to foster and expand the understanding and appreciation of mycology (that is the study of mushrooms and fungi). We create and sponsor fun mushroom related events and help people learn about and identify mushrooms they find in the Los Angeles area. May 19: (Monday) 8:00 PM LAMS General Meeting. The May meeting of the 2007-2008 mushroom season will be held in the Times Mirror Meeting Room at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd in Los Angeles. Speaker: Dr. Else Vellinga Univ. of Calif. At Berkely Topic: Mushrooms: Paths of Diversity Dr. Vellinga’s talk covers different ways we can look at mushrooms, what we have discovered in the last few years from new records for the USA to new species, What molecular methods to distinguish species have taught us about evolutionary relationships among species and therelationships of fungi and the environment. More information is available on the Calendar page

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