HANC Native Plant Identification, Part I

This beginning plant course will cover some of your most pressing questions in identifying plants: What type of pubescence is on that plant? Hirsute or pilose? Which of your common backyard fruits is a hesperidium? This plant identification course will help you learn some of the basic characteristics to help you understand plants and how to identify them. We will go over leaves, stems, roots, flowers and fruits to help you recognize the common features.

Instructor bio: Jed has always been interested in plant identification. He has a diverse background in various floras; born in California and raised in Hawaii, he got his Bachelor’s at Brigham Young University in Utah and his Master’s at Texas State University. He has worked in various herbaria and helped teach plant identification courses through college.