Plant Identification workshop with Joan Heavey
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Ever wanted to identify a tree or plant and don't know where to start?This workshop will cover all the necessary observations to be made in identifying plants, particularly when out in the field. This includes not only flower types and arrangement, bark, branches and stems but also leaf differences. You will learn how to identify simple and compound leaves, leaf shapes and venation, stipules and stipule scars, surface projections, leaf glands, oil dots and domatia.
The Plant Identification workshop will run for 2 hours and will be facilitated by local expert, Joan Heavey who is well known for her knowledge and plant identification prowess. Joan is co-author of "Weeds of the Sunshine Coast" now in its 2nd edition and a section on orchids in the 4th edition of "Noosa's Native Plants".
Please bring a hand lens if you have one and also a pen and paper for notes. A laminated biological field guide will be included in the workshop cost.
Date
Saturday 22 February 2025 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (UTC+10)Location
Noosa Botanic Gardens
Lake Macdonald Drive, Lake Macdonald Qld 4563
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Plant Identification workshop with Joan Heavey
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