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
This project is supported by Cape York NRM, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Event updates
Setting a course for plant knowledge
27 Feb 2023
From plant structure and correct terminology to learning about the features of leaves, bark, fruit and flowers; a three-day plant identification course hosted by Cape York NRM provided new insights into the flora on Cape York Peninsula.
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