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Basic Plant ID

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This 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.

Required Text:
1. Lawrence Newcomb, Newcomb's Wildflower Guide, Little, Brown and Company (April 13, 1989)

ISBN-10: 0316604429

ISBN-13: 978-0316604420

2. Ted Elliman, Wildflowers of New England, Native Plant Trust, Timber Press

Recommended Text:
1. James Harris and Melinda Harris, Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary

2. 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:

Every week on Tuesday, starting on 10/13/26 and ending on 10/27/26

Times:

06:00pm-08:00pm EDT

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Instructor:

Luke Sparreo Luke Sparreo

Luke Sparreo

Luke Sparreo is a PhD student at the New York Botanical Garden and the City University of New York. Luke studies the North American pitcher plant family, Sarraceniaceae, with a focus on taxonomy, biogeography, and the evolution of plant-arthropod associations. Prior to his work at NYBG, Luke published research on the systematics of crops and wild relatives in the grape family, Vitaceae, and received BAs in Botany and Environmental Studies from Connecticut College.

Location:

Online-Live,

Session Number:

272BOT308AO

Price:

Price Non-Member : $184.00
Member : $166.00

Materials List:

Click here for materials list (BOT308O-Sparreo) (PDF Document)

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