PSMS March General & Annual Meeting with Julian Banbury
Schedule
Tue Mar 10 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98105 | Seattle, WA
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Julian Banbury - Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Lessons from Botany - This meeting is free and open to the public!The Puget Sound Mycological Society invites its members and the General Public to our March 10 General Meeting, held at 7:00 pm at the Center for Urban Horticulture - University of Washington. This meeting will be offered both in person and via Zoom for those unable to attend physically. Julian Banbury has graciously agreed to allow PSMS to record this presentation for later viewing on the PSMS website (members only).
Julian Banbury will explore the foundations of botanical taxonomy and scientific naming systems, drawing on his experience presenting on botanical Latin and plant nomenclature. His talk will highlight key historical developments and practical strategies for decoding Latin names, with insights drawn from prior presentations on orchid classification.
Accurate naming and sound classification are essential to our work - from distinguishing look-alike species to understanding evolutionary relationships. Julian's perspective from botany offers tools that can enrich our engagement with fungal nomenclature and deepen our appreciation for scientific names as meaningful windows into biodiversity.
Julian is an orchid enthusiast who has been cultivating orchids since 2019, with a particular interest in Bulbophyllum. A native German speaker who grew up in Seattle, he has long been fascinated by etymology and the Latin roots of scientific language. He is also a freelance photographer with a passion for orchid photography and traditional darkroom work.
This meeting will be a "hybrid" meeting both in-person at the Center for Urban Horticulture and virtual on Zoom. Doors open at 7:00 pm. The lecture will start around 7:30 pm.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/95634684390?pwd=VV2YzFHBgFAHVxfIhblVfu8AiWltTk.1
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