> 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! CSSA membership <https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/track/click/…> > > CSSA Membership Benefits: > Receive the prestigious Cactus and Succulent Society Journal <https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/track/click/…>, published four times annually. > Receive To The Point <https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/track/click/…>, our CSSA e-newsletter, published four times annually, featuring news, views and growing tips from around the world. > Participate in CSSA’s bi-monthly Webinar Series featuring C&S experts from around the world. > Access and purchase rare C&S seeds at our CSSA Seed Depot <https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/track/click/…>. > Participate in CSSA's members-only field trips to native habitats of cacti and other succulents. > Participate in the CSSA convention. The next convention will be in Colorado Springs in 2023. Stay tuned~ > Support CSSA's mission of conservation, research, outreach, and educational projects. > > > > > > > This email was sent to tom@karwin.com <mailto:tom@karwin.com> > why did I get this? <https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/about/…> unsubscribe from this list <https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/unsubscribe/…> update subscription preferences <https://sgvcss.us19.list-manage.com/profile/…> > Cactus and Succulent Soc. of America · P.O. Box 1000 · Claremont, CA 91711 · USA > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>