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This beginner to intermediate botany course will help guide you through what may at times seem like a daunting amount of botanical terminology and become confident using the vegetative key.In the short time that ‘Vegetative Key’ has been available it has been taken to heart by botanists and ecologists alike as it enables them to make accurate identifications and effectively extends the botanical field season. Not only is the key impressive in its coverage of plants (both native and non-native), but also in the speed in which identifications can be made.
Focusing on practical skills, with the group and individual keying out both in the classroom and field, this beginner to intermediate course is ideal for amateur or professional botanists/ecologists both in the voluntary or ecological sector.
Concentrating on the characters used in the ‘Vegetative Key’ you will discover the weird and wonderful world of botany and find out how easy it can be to make an accurate identification. Using a hand lens or microscope you will come to marvel at the structures and details to be found in even the commonest species. Working through the ‘Flora’ together participants will discover a range of characters that regularly crop up in the key and, these will be further illustrated with specimens and presentations.
Preston Montford is set on a 12-hectare estate, surrounded by a rich range of habitats, including the River Severn and semi-ancient woodland, set in the heart of Shropshire with views disappearing into Wales.
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Preston Montford Field Studies Centre, Preston Montford Lane,Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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