Would you like to learn how to tell one native plant from another? Join us for this basic plant identification workshop to learn how.
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No prior experience is needed, just an interest in how to identify our local native plants and some of the common weeds. All workshop materials will be provided for this interactive workshop, as well as a lovely afternoon tea.
Limited places available. Discount for Members.
Enquires – murdoch.secretary@wildflowersocietywa.org.au
Resources 2023 Some useful online resources for plant ID
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Barbara Rye is a taxonomic botanist who has worked for a long time at the Herbarium, most recently revising the classification of Myrtaceae. New names! New genera even! She will describe the whys and wherefores and show us a way around the changes that have occurred. Essential listening if you want to keep up to date! She is also a long-term contributor to ‘Flora of Australia’ and will also fill us in with what activities are happening in that area.
Come and share some interesting plant moments with other members! Show and tell – the wonderful everlastings at Paynes Find – an orchid on Mt Kinabalu – a new species found in your bush block – something you would like identified – or whatever! Put your pics onto a memory stick in Powerpoint if possible please, maximum 10 slides. Talk for around 5 minutes. We look forward to sharing some fascinating plant stories!
Don’t forget specimens for the nature table!
This is a group which meets in a self learning environment. Various aids, such as Florabase, books and keys are used to identify specimens and learn about native plants.
This is a group which meets in a self learning environment. Various aids, such as Florabase, books and keys are used to identify specimens and learn about native plants.
This is a group which meets in a self learning environment. Various aids, such as Florabase, books and keys are used to identify specimens and learn about native plants.
These two workshops, on October 13th and 20th, are designed to introduce participants to the techniques of wildflower identification. At the end participants should be able to quickly recognise the main wildflower families and genera in the south-west of WA. They will be run by Janet Atkins and Penny Hussey at Octagonal Hall in Glen Forrest. The cost for both days (including some materials) is $20 for Wildflower Society members and $30 for nonmembers
Day1: Introduction; flower and inflorescence structure; tools, lenses, microscopes, scans, terminology, books, electronic; stem and leaf structure; all topics theory and practical
Day 2: recognising 12-16 common WA plant families, theory and practical.
Study aids and materials will be provided.
Please ring Penny (9299 7024) if you need more detail or register at ehbtreasurer@iinet.net.au
