Knowing Native Plants: Plant Identification

This indoor class will introduce you to the basics of identifying conifers and flowering herbaceous and woody plants using dichotomous keys. Ed Lignowski, Ph.D., former botany/plant physiology college instructor, will teach you the vegetative and reproductive morphological features and terminology needed to use a typical plant identification key. Emphasis will be placed on leaf and floral characteristics. This program will not include an outdoor tour.