Most botanists start out identifying plants by comparing their specimens to photographs or illustrations in books.
This course is aimed at those people wanting to progress from picture book identification onto proper ‘Floras’. This course will introduce simple techniques and the use of field guides to enable identification of a wide variety of plant families and species. The course will concentrate on the key characters needed for identifying a range of families and recognition of an individual as belonging to a particular family.
By working through the ‘Floras’ together, participants will discover how to use keys for accurate identification. Useful identification tips will be illustrated with specimens and presentations. The mysteries of Floral formulae and their use in aiding identification will be unravelled throughout the weekend.
Download the flyer for Botany for Improvers 2016
Cost
£45