Location: Classroom
About the course
Using a key is not rocket science but can be fun. The important thing is to understand the terminology used and to hunt carefully for the (often exquisite) distinguishing key features. This three-day course is designed to give you confidence to identify plants using botanical keys. In doing so, it will also give you a better understanding of botanical terms and flowering plant classification.
Suitable for beginners with no prior knowledge of floral structure or using scientific keys to ID as well as for improvers who know some plant species.
About the tutor
Ros Bennett is a freelance botanist and ecologist whose work has taken her to many parts of the globe. Her expertise lies principally in the native floras of Europe. She runs plant taxonomy courses for professionals and amateurs in many branches of botany. Her regular clientele includes professional ecologists, amateur naturalists, ethnobotanists, postgraduate students and trainee gardeners. She works on behalf of many organisations – in particular the Field Studies Council, Kent Wildlife Trust, various ecological consultancies and universities (most recently – Birmingham, Kent, Manchester Metropolitan and Cambridge).
Bookings for this course will close on 6 May
Please take the time to read our course cancellations and refunds policy.
Please note that once this course has been filled, you can email education@botanic.cam.ac.uk to be added to a waiting list.
