Science Cafe - Fantastic Fungi

Name: Science Cafe - Fantastic Fungi
Start: 2025-10-16T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-16T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 234 E Michigan Ave, DeLand, FL, United States, Florida 32724

Schedule

Thu Oct 16 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

234 E Michigan Ave, DeLand, FL, United States, Florida 32724 | Deland, FL

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5:30PM - Social at the Museum
6:00PM - Presentation at the RELC
In this program about fantastic fungi, learn about the different ecologies of mushrooms in Florida and the species diversity we have with Scott Ostuni, DNA sequence validator with the Fungal Diversity Survey.
Scott is a self-taught mycologist and mushroom photographer who focuses on fungal taxonomy specifically in the southeast United States. He specializes in fungal identification based on DNA sequence data as well as more traditional methods of identification. Some of his accolades include discovering a new species of psilocybin containing mushroom Psilocybe niveotropicalis as well as increasing our understanding of the distribution of various species of fungi in the state of Florida through his work with the Fungal Diversity Survey. Scott is extremely passionate about recruiting aspiring mycologists to help outline the biodiversity of fungi in the state of Florida.
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