1. Botanists Skills Program
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2. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Newspaper Flower Pot
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3. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Newspaper Flower Pot
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4. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Newspaper Flower Pot
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5. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Plant Collection
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Plant Collection
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7. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Plant Collection
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8. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Herbarium specimen
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Herbarium specimen
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10. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Herbarium specimen
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11. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Mapping
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12. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Mapping
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13. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
Mapping
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14. MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program
History
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History
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16. Springing Into Leaf - Location
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17. Springing Into Leaf – close-up
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18. Springing Into Leaf - Cutting
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19. Springing Into Leaf – record sheet
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20. Springing Into Leaf – record sheet
English Name : Mountain Alder Latin Name : Alnus crispa Date Cut : Thursday, January 6, Location Cut From: Main trail by duck area Description/Notes : Male and female cones on small sample. Large alternate buds
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21. Springing Into Leaf – progress!
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22. Springing Into Leaf – progress!
Jan 7-18 – No Change Jan 19 – male cones opening Jan 21 – No change in buds, cones open Jan 24 – Male cones wide open Jan 28 – One bud open Jan 31 - #6 bud expanding Feb 4 – terminal bud opening Feb 7 - #6 small leaves, #1 green leaf bud Feb 10 – Buds spread out into 5 sections Feb 11 – cut stem Feb 14 – Bud expanded to 3-5 cm Feb 18 – 3-6 cm Feb 21 – New shoots 5-7 cm Feb 28 – Brown spots on Leaves – curling up March 4 – Leaves curled up
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The Dichotomous Key
Is it A or B?
Can be used to identify anything:
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Latin Names
Two names: Homo sapiens
Jim Smith, Bob Smith, Jen Smith = Smith Family
Acer rubrum = Red Maple Acer palmatum = Japanese Maple Acer spicatum = Mountain Maple
What’s this?
Dogberry?
Mountain Ash?
Rowan?
= Sorbus spp.
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25. Botanists Skills Program
MUN Botanical Garden - Botanists Skills Program