FALL FLORA BOTANY WALK
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FALL FLORA BOTANY WALK
SEPTEMBER 12, 10 AM-12 PM
Experience Fernwood’s nature preserve through the eyes of a plant botanist! During this immersive hike, Scott Wagner, of Michigan Natural Features Inventory, will provide an in-depth look at the flora of our diverse forest communities, discussing ferns, woody plants, and wildflowers of late summer/early fall.
Participants are likely to see: Goldie’s woodfern (Dryopteris goldieana), maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum), Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), spice-bush (Lindera benzoin), paw-paw (Asimina triloba), Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), swamp goldenrod (Solidago patula), white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima), swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum), swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata), purple-stemmed angelica (Angelica atropurpurea), tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum), and great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica).
About Scott Wagner:
Scott is a botanist with Michigan Natural Features Inventory. He holds a PhD in Plant Biology from Michigan State University. He is from Buchanan and grew up visiting Fernwood.
Suggested Audience: Teens-Adults
Location: Meet at the Visitors Center front desk
Cost: $20 ($16 members)
*To receive your member discount, please be sure to sign-in by clicking the button in the upper right-hand corner of the registration screen.
REGISTER: https://55268.blackbaudhosting.com/55268/Fall-Flora-Botany-Walk
SEPTEMBER 12, 10 AM-12 PM
Experience Fernwood’s nature preserve through the eyes of a plant botanist! During this immersive hike, Scott Wagner, of Michigan Natural Features Inventory, will provide an in-depth look at the flora of our diverse forest communities, discussing ferns, woody plants, and wildflowers of late summer/early fall.
Participants are likely to see: Goldie’s woodfern (Dryopteris goldieana), maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum), Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), spice-bush (Lindera benzoin), paw-paw (Asimina triloba), Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), swamp goldenrod (Solidago patula), white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima), swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum), swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata), purple-stemmed angelica (Angelica atropurpurea), tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum), and great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica).
About Scott Wagner:
Scott is a botanist with Michigan Natural Features Inventory. He holds a PhD in Plant Biology from Michigan State University. He is from Buchanan and grew up visiting Fernwood.
Suggested Audience: Teens-Adults
Location: Meet at the Visitors Center front desk
Cost: $20 ($16 members)
*To receive your member discount, please be sure to sign-in by clicking the button in the upper right-hand corner of the registration screen.
REGISTER: https://55268.blackbaudhosting.com/55268/Fall-Flora-Botany-Walk
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Where is it happening?
13988 Range Line Rd, Niles, MI, United States, Michigan 49120
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Host or PublisherFernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve
