Native Flora in Autumn

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In 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. Prerequisite: Basic Plant ID

Required Textbooks:
Lawrence Newcomb, Newcomb's Wildflower Guide, Little, Brown and Company (April 13, 1989)
ISBN-10: 0316604429
ISBN-13: 978-0316604420
Symonds, George. The Tree Identification Book. New York: Quill, 1958

Recommended Textbook:
George Symonds, The Shrub Identification Book. New York: Morrow & Co, 1963
Steven Clemants and Carol Gracie, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States, Oxford University Press, 2006
ISBN-13: 978-0195150056


Schedule: 4 Thursdays, 9/18-10/16 (rain date 10/23), 10am-1pm (excluding 10/2/25)
Times: 10:00am-01:00pm EDT
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Instructor: Nancy Slowik Nancy Slowik
Location: NYBG, Watson Room 315
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number: 261BOT331
Price Non-Member : $357.00
Member : $321.00
Prerequisite(s): Basic Plant ID
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