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Native Flora in Winter

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In 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.

Prerequisite: Plant Structure (for Botany certificate students) or Basic Plant ID (for Urban Naturalist certificate students)

Required Textbooks:
Core and Ammons, Woody Plants in Winter, The Boxwood Press, Pacific Grove, Cal. 1958
Levine, Carol, A Guide to The Identification of Wildflowers in Winter, Yale University Press, 1995

Recommended Textbooks:
Watts and Watts, Winter Tree Finder, Nature Study Guild, 1970
Harlow, William, Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs. Dover Publications,1946 Brown, Lauren, Weeds in Winter

Schedule:

4 Thursdays, 1/15-2/5, 10am-1pm, (snow date 2/12)

Times:

10:00am-01:00pm EST

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Instructor:

Nancy Slowik Nancy Slowik

Nancy Slowik

A dedicated naturalist for over 40 years, Nancy Slowik is the former director of Greenbrook Sanctuary, co-founder of the Greenbelt Native Plant Center, and author of two books on local flora. Currently, sheconsults with Restore Native Plants to provide guidance for a native plant propagation facility and restoration facility in Ramapo Mountain Park Preserve.

Location:

NYBG, Watson Room 315
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458

Session Number:

263BOT332

Price:

Price Member : $321.00
Non-Member : $357.00

Prerequisite(s):

Basic Plant ID

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