Thank you for sharing that, Thomas! Erin Grace Thomasville, Georgia USA On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 3:51 PM Thomas Karwin via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: Gunnar <gunnar.eisel@gmail.com> > > Subject: CSSA Webinar series: Matt Opel, PhD: Cape Geophytes: Remarkable > Bulbs, Tubers and Corms from Southern Africa, May 1st, 10:00 am PDT > > Date: April 22, 2021 at 12:00:01 PM PDT > > To: <tom@karwin.com> > > Reply-To: <gunnar.eisel@gmail.com> > > > > View this email in your browser < > https://mailchi.mp/ec4e32f55d80/… > > > > > > Hello folks, > > > > Join us Saturday, May 1st at 10:00 a.m. PDT for the next in our series > of webinars featuring Cactus and Succulent experts from around the world. > > > > Matt Opel, PhD > > > > To register for the webinar, click here < > https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/track/click/… > > > > After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. > > > > < > https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/track/click/… > > > > Matt Opel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Top: Bulbine bruynsii > > Bottom: Eriospermum titanopsoides > > Program: Cape Geophytes: Remarkable Bulbs, Tubers and Corms from > Southern Africa > > > > The Cape region of South Africa is home to one of the most diverse and > distinctive floras in the world, including a large number of geophytes: > plants that grow from underground buds, and have subterranean storage > organs such as bulbs or tubers that persist through times when conditions > are unfavorable for growth. University of Connecticut botanist Matthew Opel > will introduce a selection of species in important groups of Cape > geophytes, concentrating on plants from arid areas or with succulent > leaves. He will discuss the unusual growth forms and ecological adaptations > of these plants, and include information on their cultivation. > > > > Biography: Matthew Opel grew up in Westchester County, NY, where he > developed an early love of plants, gardening and the natural world; one of > his first words was “pachysandra.” He became interested in Lithops—the > “living stones”—and other desert plants after visits to the New York > Botanical Garden, and eventually went on to study biology and botany at > Cornell University. Matt received a doctorate from the University of > Connecticut after completing studies of the anatomy and evolution of > Conophytum, a genus of African succulent plants. In the course of his > research he spent three winters in South Africa, where he discovered a new > species of succulent plant that was named Tylecodon opelii in his honor in > 2011. > > > > Matt is currently employed as a collections scientist at the University > of Connecticut, at the Plant Biodiversity Conservatory and Research Core. > He has written about desert plants for specialist journals in the US, the > UK and South Africa, and given lectures on botanical topics to a wide range > of audiences. He is the current vice-president and past president of the > Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society. > > > > Matt enjoys gardening, exploring the local woods and bogs, and > beekeeping. He is interested in the early history of glassmaking in New > England and is on the board of directors of the Museum of Connecticut > Glass. He occasionally posts musings about plants and horticulture on his > blog, Burger’s Onion. > > > > Not a member? Join now! 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