Plant Identification Short Course

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.