Introduction to Plant Identification in the Field

Building/Room #: Hitchcock Hall Room 246
Neighborhoods: Laurelhurst/Sand Point,Ravenna/Bryant/Roosevelt,University District,Wedgwood/View Ridge
Event Types: Education,Gardening,Hobbies,Nature/Environment,Training-Classes/Workshops
Audience: Adults
Sponsoring Organization: UW Botanic Gardens
Contact: UW Botanic Gardens
Contact Phone: 206-685-8033
Contact Email: urbhort@uw.edu
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $195
Link: https://www.uwbotanicgardenscatalog.org/Introduction-to-Plant-Identification-in-the-Field-P2006C265.aspx

6 Mondays, March 9-April 13, 2020, 6:30-8:30pm , plus 2 field trips on March 28 and April 18

This course is designed for students who want to develop basic field identification skills and gain experience using the keys in the new 2nd edition of Hitchcock and Cronquist's "Flora of the Pacific Northwest." Over the six-week course students will learn how to recognize approximately 25 of the most common plant families found in Washington. Emphasis is placed on learning the combination of vegetative (leaf and stem) and flower characters that are unique to each family. Class time is spent learning basic terminology needed for plant identification and keying out local native and introduced species using a combination of dissecting microscopes, an introductory text for identifying plant families, and "Flora of the Pacific Northwest". Copies of "Flora of the Pacific Northwest" are available in the classroom for students to use.

Taught by David Giblin, UW Herbarium, Burke Museum

Field Trips:

Saturday, March 28, 2020, 1-3pm, University of Washington Campus

Saturday, April 18, 2020, 8am-4pm, Deception Pass State Park