Beal Botanical Garden Tour: Etymology and the Naming of Plants

Schedule

Thu Jul 09 2026 at 12:10 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

330 W Circle Dr., East Lansing, MI, United States, Michigan 48824 | East Lansing, MI

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Join Beal to explore where plants get their names, including the stories of the good, the potentially problematic, the downright weird, and debate common vs. scientific names!
Meet at the garden pond.
Speaker: Maeve Bassett, Beal Education Director
The Beal Botanical Garden Tour series is a collaborative partnership with the MSU Libraries.
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