18/07/14 - 21/07/14
The largest flower family in the world brightens our landscapes with glorious drifts of colour, but telling the species apart can be a real challenge. Much of the course will be devoted to helping participants increase their confidence and competence in using scientific keys to identify the lookalikes that are such a notorious feature of this family. High summer is an excellent time to sort out the hawkweeds from the hawkbits, the mayweeds from the chamomiles and the many other lookalikes
The habitats around Slapton harbour a rich selection of members of this family and the course will be designed for those who have previously shied away from them. It is not designed for the more advanced botanist who may wish to learn to distinguish between the different microspecies of Hieracium (Hawkweeds) and Taraxacum (Dandelions).
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