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Explore the science of the Australian plant family Proteaceae in detail with botanist and artist Dr Tanya Scharaschkin!Dates: 8-9 June 2024
Times: Saturday and Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: NatureArt Lab Studio, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith
During this two-day workshop provides botanical science insights to gain a comprehensive understanding of the family Proteaceae with expert botanist Dr Tanya Scharaschkin.
Plants in the family Proteaceae form a major part of the Australian ecosystem. Most of us are familiar with grevilleas and banksias, but how many of us understand what’s going on with the complicated floral display.
The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. Well-known Proteaceae genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea, Hakea and Macadamia.
We will examine all aspects of Proteaceae from structure and function to the ecology of the unique Australian members of this family. Learn how to use keys for identification. Individual parts will be drawn and labelled with botanical terms. During the second day of the workshop, participants will create beautiful drawings inspired by locally available Proteaceae specimens.
We will be looking at a wide range of plant parts including flowers, buds and leaves.
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M16 Artspace 21 Blaxland Crescent Griffith, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2603
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