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Annual Plants of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
03/14/2009 - 9:00am
03/14/2009 - 4:00pm
Location:
Meet in the Hellhole Canyon Parking lot at 9 a.m.Field Botany Series
Instructor: Michael Wangler
Fee: Member $35, Non-member $45
"Annual Plants" and "Trees and Shrubs" have been combined into one program to be held on Saturday, March 14th, meeting at the Hellhole Canyon parking area at 9 a.m.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is well-known for its distinctive plant communities and spectacular springtime blooms. This series of classes will focus on field techniques for recognizing and identifying the plants of ABDSP, their flowers, and the communities in which they live. Individual classes will stress the recognition of the most common families and field identification of both common and rare individuals. With enough rain the spring bloom can be incredible, so bring your camera and be prepared to delight in nature's artistic palette.
Each trip will involve several short, moderately easy walks.
Bring water, lunch, light jacket, daypack, hand lens, pencil and notebook for each trip. Academic credit available.
All vehicles OK.
ANNUAL PLANTS OF ABDSP will focus on the recognition and identification of flowering annuals, vines and bulbs within ABDSP. We will learn how to identify plant, flower, and fruiting structures, discuss standard field techniques for differentiating between common families and individual species, and gain hands on field experience using a botanical key. TREES AND SHRUBS will focus on the recognition and identification of desert trees and shrubs within ABDSP.
