Name: Molecular Identification of Fungi
Start: 2025-06-10T10:00:00-0600
End: 2025-06-10T11:00:00-0600

Welcome to the largest wild mushroom happening in North America, the 44th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival! A plethora of events ranging from foray and mushroom ID sessions, to hands-on demonstrations, to lectures—all led by regionally-, nationally-, and internationally-known experts, (and we cannot forget the Parade!) there is plenty for everyone each and every day.

On this website, you can filter your search by events, venues, presenters, etc. Each year the Mushroom Festival features many wonderful presentations on “all things fungi.” Presentations on similar topics are grouped together at the same venue so that attendees interested will be able to spend more time learning and interacting, and less time walking between venues. See who else is interested in each event and interact with our extended Mushroom Family. See you soon!

Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MDT

Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Many techniques are used to identify fungi. Recent technological advances enables the identification of fungi using DNA. In this talk, we’ll discuss how researchers and citizen scientists extract DNA and use this information to identify fungal species. We’ll explore the strengths and limitations of these data.

Speakers

Amy Honan

Amy is a mycologist interested in fungal systematics, evolution, ecology, and biogeography. She received a B.S. in Biochemistry from Western Colorado University in Gunnison, CO where she studied the population genetics of the root pathogen Armillaria and water chemistry of the Mt... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room

FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

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45th Telluride Mushroom Festival

Amy Honan

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