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Ron Parsons
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Plantanthera grandiflora
Iris macrosiphon
Lupinus stiversii
Masdevallia citronella
Calochortus coeruleus
Pinguicula gypsicola
Thelocactus hexadrophrous
Upcoming Lectures
July 8, 2008. Sonoma Valley Orchid Society, Veterans Memorial Bldg, 1351 Maple Ave Santa Rosa, CA. 7:30 pm. "Bulbophyllums"
August 22, 2008. Napa Valley Orchid Society, Napa, CA. 7:30 pm. Napa Valley Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St., Napa."Dendrobium Species"
September 28, 2008. Western Australia Regional Orchid Organization. "Vandaceous Orchids".
Recent Talks, 2008
May 18, 2008. Richmond Orchid Alliance, Richmond, VA. 2 pm. Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA. "Rarities and Oddities of the Orchid World"
May 14, 2008. Cape Fear Orchid Society, Wilmington, NC. . 7 p.m. at New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC. "Rarities and Oddities of the Orchid World"
May 13, 2008. Sandhills Orchid Society, Fayetteville, NC. . 7 pm MacPherson Presbyterian Church, 3525 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC. "Rarities and Oddities of the Orchid World"
May 12, 2008. Triangle Orchid Society, Durham, NC. . 7:30 pm at the Sara P. Duke Gardens, 418 Anderston St. Durham, NC. "Rarities and Oddities of the Orchid World"
May 4, 2008. Greater Las Vegas Orchid Society, Las Vegas NV. "Dendrobium Species"
April 23, 2008. Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society "Species of Cymbidium"
April 17, 2008. Desert Valley Orchid Society. "Bulbophyllums"
April 16, 2008. Tuscon Orchid Society. "Bulbophyllums"
April 2, 2008. Sacramento Orchid Society, 7 pm at Odd Fellows Hall, 1831 Howe Avenue, Sacramento. "Monopodial Orchids"
April 1, 2008. San Francisco Orchid Society. Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. "Orchids of Crete"
March 18, 2008. Greater New York Orchid Society, "Monopodial (Angraecoid and Vandaceous) Orchids"
March 16, 2008. Greater Philadelphia Orchid Society. "Bulbophyllums"
March 7, 2008. Santa Cruz Orchid Society. "Orchids of the Oncidium Alliance"
March 6, 2008. Epiphyllum Society. Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, 7:30 pm. "Cacti and Succulents of California"
February 20, 2008. Ted Kippings Potluck Dinner and Slideshow, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park 7 pm, San Francisco, CA. "Wildflowers of Crete"
February 18, 2008. California Horticultural Society. Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. "Wildflowers and Plants of Central Mexico"
February 6, 2008. Santa Maria Orchid Society, 7 pm Santa Maria Veteran’s Center, Corner of W. Tunnell and N. Pine Streets."Rarities and Oddities of the Orchid World"
January 25, 2008. Peninsula Orchid Society, San Mateo Garden Center, 7 pm. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way. San Mateo, CA"Orchids of Crete"
January 15, 2008. San Francisco Succulent and Cactus Society, Hall of Flowers, San Francisco, 7pm. "Some cacti and succulents of Central Mexico"
January 14, 2008. Carmel Orchid Society, First Presbyterian Church of Monterey, 501 El Dorado St. Monterey, CA .7pm. "Bulbophyllums"
Talks from 2007
December 7, 2007. Special Annual Escaping Pharmacology Lecture at Exelixis Inc. South San Francisco, CA. "Bug Eating Plants
November 26, 2007. Sacramento Orchid Forum, Garden and Art Center 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA. 7 pm. "Terrestrial Orchids of the World"
October 21, 2007. Gesneriad Society of San Francisco, San Francisco CA. Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. 1 pm Garden Club Room "Wildflowers and Plants of Central Mexico" .
August 1, 2007. Santa Clara Orchid Society, San Jose, CA. "Rarities and Oddities in the Orchid World". 1504 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA. 7:30 pm.
June 16, 2007. Orchid Society of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN-"Rarities and Oddities in the Orchid World"
May 3, 2007. Central California Orchid Society, Fresno, CA-"Rarities and Oddities (Rare and Unusual Orchid Species)"
April 10, 2007. Denver Orchid Society, Denver, CO - "Rarities and Oddities in the Orchid World"
April 9, 2007. Utah Orchid Society, Salt Lake City, UT. -"Terrestrial Orchids of the World"
April 7, 2007. Diablo View Orchid Society. Orchid walk led by Ron Parsons in search of native orchids.
April 1, 2007. Peninsula Orchid Society Spring Nature Walk, led by Ron Parsons
March 17, 2007. 32nd Annual Cymbidium Congress, Cymbidium Society of America, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA. "Cymbidium Species"
March 13, 2007. Sonoma Orchid Society, Santa Rosa, CA -"Terrestrial Orchids of the World"
March 8, 2007. Diablo View Orchid Society, Concord, CA - "Finding Native Orchid Species in California"
March 4, 2007. North American Rock Garden Society, San Mateo Marriott, San Mateo, CA "The Rest of the Western Wild Bulbs"
March 2, 2007. North American Rock Garden Society, San Mateo Marriott, San Mateo CA "Calochortus: Tulips of the West"
March 1, 2007. Epiphyllum Society of San Francisco, Hall of Flowers, 9th Avenue at Lincoln, San Francisco 7 pm. "Succulents and Cacti of California"
February 19, 2007. California Horticultural Society, San Francisco, CA - "Mostly Mariposas"