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Plant Identification Short Course

February 6, 2023 - February 9, 2023

Plant Identification Short Course
06 Feb 2023 – 09 Feb 2023
Cooktown

Join Cape York NRM for a three-day FREE course to learn how to examine and identify local plants.

Day One

  • Introduction and course overview
  • Introduction to plant morphology and terminology
  • Visit to native vegetation for hands-on review of course content
  • Practice identifying specimens using the Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Identification System (the “Rainforest key”)

Day Two

  • Revision of yesterday’s material
  • Continue to develop knowledge of the Rainforest Key
  • Demonstrate how to prepare and write-up plant specimens for pressing
  • Visit native vegetation, collect specimens for identification

Day Three (optional)

  • Review important rainforest plant families of the Cooktown area
  • In the field, discuss methods for identification of eucalypts and wattles, introduce the “Lucid Keys” to these groups
  • Open book test

To register, contact James Dobson on 0407 173 882 or James.dobson@capeyorknrm.com.au

This project is supported by Cape York NRM, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

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