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For over fifty years, the Puget Sound Mycological Society (PSMS) has nurtured collaboration amongst its members for an understanding and appreciation of the wide diversity of mushroom species in the Pacific Northwest. We also depend on a diverse membership to support our mission to foster the understanding and appreciation of mycology as a hobby and a science. In recent months, as systematic inequality in U.S. society is revealed to a broader audience, it becomes clearer that inequality imposes barriers on marginalized groups to participation in a wide variety of activities. PSMS opposes all barriers that limit participation in mycology. PSMS and its board members support a more diverse, inclusive, and welcoming organization where all people, especially those who are underrepresented in our organization and society at large, can enjoy mushrooms and all of the activities associated with them. We realize this will be an on-going conversation and are looking to our members for suggestions on ways to increase diversity, inclusivity, and welcoming. Thank you as we join together to make this long-overdue journey toward systemic equality!
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday Mar10. 10th, 2026 - 7:30pm
Monthly Meeting
Julian Banbury - Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Lessons from Botany
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.
Click here to join this meeting virtually.
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.