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Botany: Intro Classes & Workshops
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Basic Plant IDThis is the class for plant-lovers eager to up their game! Learn the terminology and basic botanical nomenclature that will help you recognize and describe key differences in common plants. | |||||
| 271BOT308CO | 07/28 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Holmes | ONLINE | |
August
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Nature's PharmacyDiscover the many herbs and spices prized for centuries to heal, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, flu, and more. | |||||
| 271BOT346BO | 08/02 | Su | 10:00am-12:00pm | Candee | ONLINE | |
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Healing Spirits: The Botany of Aperitifs and DigestifsThe centuries-old botanical history of aperitifs and digestifs, from Chartreuse to Fernet Branca, stems in part from a monastic quest to divine an "elixir of longlife." Many cultures still commonly consume these herbal drinks, made of complex mixtures of plant more... | |||||
| 271CKG203 | 08/09 | Su | 2:00pm-4:00pm | Arbor | NYBG | |
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Basic Plant IDThis is the class for plant-lovers eager to up their game! Learn the terminology and basic botanical nomenclature that will help you recognize and describe key differences in common plants. | |||||
| 271BOT308DO | 08/14 | Fr | 10:00am-12:00pm | Bucuvalas | ONLINE | |
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Native Flora in AutumnIn autumn our native Northeast flora can be spectacular, but difficult to identify. With a 10X power hand lens and a plant key, you'll learn to identify these wildflowers, shrubs, and trees on the Garden grounds. | |||||
| 271BOT331 | 09/17 | Th | 10:00am-1:00pm | Slowik | NYBG | |
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Autumn MushroomsIn NYC, fall is the best time to hunt for edible fungi. Paul Sadowski, 25-year veteran of the NY Mycological Society, will lead a mushroom hunt, and show you how to identify many species and their look-alikes, where to find more... | |||||
| 271BOT368 | 09/18 | Fr | 10:00am-1:00pm | Sadowski | NYBG | |
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Pressing Plants for Art & ScienceFrom the field to the folder, this course covers the essentials of making museum quality preserved plant specimens suitable for research, education and the decorative arts. Learn the technique and skills for collecting and preserving plants of your interest, wild more... | |||||
| 271BOT338 | 09/30 | We | 10:00am-1:00pm | Tyson-Strait | NYBG | |
October
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Botanical LatinBotanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating or boring. Review the rules of taxonomy, Latin grammar, and pronunciation, and learn the more... | |||||
| 272GAR360O | 10/01 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
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Paleobotany: The Origin of PlantsPaleobotany, the study of plant evolution through fossil evidence, gives us insights into Earth's flora, past and present. In this class, you'll learn about the evolution of plants—from when life first emerged from the ocean to modern day trees and more... | |||||
| 272BOT434O | 10/06 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Boyer | ONLINE | |
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Basic Plant IDThis is the class for plant-lovers eager to up their game! Learn the terminology and basic botanical nomenclature that will help you recognize and describe key differences in common plants. | |||||
| 272BOT308AO | 10/13 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Sparreo | ONLINE | |
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The Hidden World of LichensAmong Earth's most amazing and oldest living organisms, lichens grow on bark, rock, and barren soil. They thrive in rain forests, deserts, the arctic-even environments simulating Mars! Lichens are sensitive environmental indicators, yet scientists are only just beginning to understand more... | |||||
| 272BOT313 | 10/21 | We | 10:00am-1:00pm | Howland | NYBG | |
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Terroir: The Ecology of WineWine carries the flavor of the land where its grapes are grown—something the French call terroir. But why does a Chardonnay from Burgundy taste so different from one made in California, even though it's the exact same grape variety? The more... | |||||
| 272CKG202 | 10/24 | Sa | 2:00pm-4:00pm | Arbor | NYBG | |
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Plant StructureGet a solid grounding in the basic plant body-from the cell to the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit. We'll use dissecting and compound light microscopes to observe plant anatomy, then introduce the base-level chemistry required to understand the world more... | |||||
| 272BOT315AO | 10/26 | Mo | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Zumajo | ONLINE | |
December
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Basic Plant IDThis is the class for plant-lovers eager to up their game! Learn the terminology and basic botanical nomenclature that will help you recognize and describe key differences in common plants. | |||||
| 272BOT308BO | 12/02 | We | 5:30pm-7:30pm | Bucuvalas | ONLINE | |
January
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The Science of Tree CommunicationDiscover how trees communicate via chemical signals in the air (to warn of insect attacks) and transfer nutrients to one another through complex underground fungal networks (sometimes to assist sick trees). | |||||
| 273BOT385AO | 01/13 | We | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE | |
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Basic Plant IDThis is the class for plant-lovers eager to up their game! Learn the terminology and basic botanical nomenclature that will help you recognize and describe key differences in common plants. | |||||
| 273BOT308CO | 01/14 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Holmes | ONLINE | |
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Native Flora in WinterIn class and in forays around the Garden, you'll learn to recognize the winter characteristics of native and common woody plants by bud types, leaf scars, fruit remnants, and other distinguishing marks. | |||||
| 273BOT332 | 01/14 | Th | 10:00am-1:00pm | Slowik | NYBG | |
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Botanical LatinBotanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating or boring. Review the rules of taxonomy, Latin grammar, and pronunciation, and learn the more... | |||||
| 273GAR360AO | 01/14 | Th | 11:00am-1:00pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
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Nature's PharmacyDiscover the many herbs and spices prized for centuries to heal, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, flu, and more. | |||||
| 273BOT346AO | 01/23 | Sa | 10:00am-12:00pm | Candee | ONLINE | |
February
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Basic Plant IDThis is the class for plant-lovers eager to up their game! Learn the terminology and basic botanical nomenclature that will help you recognize and describe key differences in common plants. | |||||
| 273BOT308DO | 02/23 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Sparreo | ONLINE | |
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Plant StructureGet a solid grounding in the basic plant body-from the cell to the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit. We'll use dissecting and compound light microscopes to observe plant anatomy, then introduce the base-level chemistry required to understand the world more... | |||||
| 273BOT315BO | 02/24 | We | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE | |
March
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The Science of Tree CommunicationDiscover how trees communicate via chemical signals in the air (to warn of insect attacks) and transfer nutrients to one another through complex underground fungal networks (sometimes to assist sick trees). | |||||
| 273BOT385BO | 03/04 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Herrera | ONLINE | |
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Basic Plant IDThis is the class for plant-lovers eager to up their game! Learn the terminology and basic botanical nomenclature that will help you recognize and describe key differences in common plants. | |||||
| 273BOT308EO | 03/06 | Sa | 11:00am-1:00pm | Bucuvalas | ONLINE | |
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Nature's PharmacyDiscover the many herbs and spices prized for centuries to heal, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, flu, and more. | |||||
| 273BOT346BO | 03/13 | Sa | 10:00am-12:00pm | Candee | ONLINE | |
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Botanical LatinBotanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating or boring. Review the rules of taxonomy, Latin grammar, and pronunciation, and learn the more... | |||||
| 273GAR360BO | 03/25 | Th | 11:00am-1:00pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
