Orchid Fever – Orchids and Their Fungal Relationships with Tom McCoy
Date/Time
Thursday, March 2, 2023
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
Bethel Lutheran Church
Categories
Tom McCoy presents “Orchid Fever – Orchids and Their Fungal Relationships” at our first in-person event in two year.
After Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species, he became instantly famous, and could have chosen any subject matter he desired for his next book project. Any subject matter he desired…and he chose orchids.
In this presentation you’ll learn what makes orchids botanically unique, and more importantly, the highly evolved role they play in ecology with a focus on their indelible link to fungi. We’ll also learn about the nontrivial role they’ve played in our culture, and even learn about some of the ~35 species found in the mid-Atlantic. After listening to this presentation, you’ll better understand why Darwin chose orchids, and why he chose very well indeed.
Tom McCoy is an autodidact amateur naturalist with a keen focus on fungi. He has given numerous presentations on his beloved fifth kingdom, which led him to his current obsession with orchids. Orchids, all orchids, have a compulsory connection to fungi, and without this link, orchids would cease to exist.
