Boston Flora

Tag: field identification

  • Wednesdays, July 13 – 27, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm – Field Identification Techniques

    Equip yourself with the skills and confidence you need to identify native plants in the field. Learn how to use field guides and professional keys, observe floral structures, recognize reliable family characteristics, and become familiar with botanical Latin. This three session course on Wednesdays, July 13 – 27 from 10:30 – 2:30, is designed for students who have taken the Native Plant Trust’s Wildflowers of New England course or have some previous experience identifying wildflowers. Bring a hand lens and a bag lunch. The class takes place at Garden in the Woods in Framingham. $216 for NPT members, $264 for nonmembers. Register at www.nativeplanttrust.org

     

     

  • Wednesday, September 23, 9:30 am – 11:00 am – Plant-Insect Interactions Online

    Ever wonder how plants and insects interact beyond pollination and herbivory? In this Native Plant Trust online program with George LoCascio, we will explore plant-insect interactions through a combination of discussion and field examination. This class is a great opportunity to improve your identification skills for insects and the plants they call home. $23 for NPT members, $27 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/plant-insect-interactions/

  • Sunday, July 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Fancy Ferns Workshop

    The New England Wild Flower Society is holding a Fancy Ferns Workshop at Garden in the Woods in Framingham on Sunday, July 11, from 10 – 4.  Some of our most beautiful ferns are “three-times cut.” Lady fern, hay scented fern (below), and several wood ferns are the more common taxa in this group.  Don Lubin and Raymond Abair will discuss vocabulary, frond morphology, and field identification characteristics. The class involves careful observation of fronds from these species, and possibly a hybrid as well.  The indoor session includes a lecture and the use of dissecting microscopes, followed by a field session to see the ferns in various habitat areas of the Garden. Bring a bag lunch and a hand lens if you have one.  The fee to attend is $66 if a NEWFS member and $78 if a nonmember.  You may register at www.newfs.org.

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