Using a Key to ID Wildflowers

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Thu, Apr 10, 2025
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
2025-04-10T10:00:00-04:00
2025-04-10T13:00:00-04:00
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The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806, USA
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828-665-2492
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Using a Key to ID Wildflowers with Scott Dean

Thursday, April 10  |  10 am – 1 pm

Identifying wildflowers can both be an art and a technical field of study. Most popular field guides include some kind of key to help users identify flowers that they see out in nature but learning how to use one can be a challenge. Join Scott Dean on this brand new class on how to use the non-technical keys found in two wildflower field guides: Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide and Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast. Also bring your hand lens/jeweler’s loupe to inspect plants up close and we recommend using a 7 – 10x power lens for this class.

We will have a few copies of each guide and some hand lenses to borrow but please bring your own if you have them.

This program takes place in the classroom and outdoors. Please come prepared to walk on gentle, yet uneven terrain, and dress appropriately for the weather.