Getting started with Plant Keys

26th November 2024
training beginners

Getting started with Plant Keys
Jen Farrar, BSBI Northern Ireland Botanical Skills Officer

In this webinar we will be working through how to use a key to identify a plant to species.

The webinar will focus on building confidence to begin using keys to identify a plant. Using commonly available plants and flowers we will work through a key step by step together. Step one: How to identify the plant family. Step two: How to use a family key to identify the plant genus. Step three: How to use a genus key to identify a plant to species.

The webinar will also cover Useful equipment to have when using a key; How to use a hand lens to look at key characteristics described in a key; Where things might go wrong when using a key and how to solve problems and Finding the key which works best for you.

Timing

The webinar will begin at 7:00pm. You will only be able to view the video and audio of the speaker and panellists but a Q&A feature will be live throughout for questions, which we will try to get through in the course of the evening.

 

 This webinar is made possible thanks to DAERA-funding for our Botanical Skills Project in Northern Ireland.