Getting started with Plant Keys
Getting started with Plant Keys
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Getting started with Plant Keys
Jen Farrar, BSBI Northern Ireland Botanical Skills Officer
In this webinar we will be working through how to use a key to identify a plant to species.
The webinar will focus on building confidence to begin using keys to identify a plant. Using commonly available plants and flowers we will work through a key step by step together. Step one: How to identify the plant family. Step two: How to use a family key to identify the plant genus. Step three: How to use a genus key to identify a plant to species.
The webinar will also cover Useful equipment to have when using a key; How to use a hand lens to look at key characteristics described in a key; Where things might go wrong when using a key and how to solve problems and Finding the key which works best for you.
Timing
The webinar will begin at 7:00pm. You will only be able to view the video and audio of the speaker and panellists but a Q&A feature will be live throughout for questions, which we will try to get through in the course of the evening.
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