The PA Botany Symposium is holding the following workshop May 06, 2016 8:00 AM
This day-long workshop on Pennsylvania violets will begin with an hour of introduction, covering basic violet morphology and a survey of the violet diversity documented for southwestern Pennsylvania. The rest of the day will be devoted to hunting violets and field studies of up to 30 species native or introduced in the region. The field work will emphasize detailed study of traits as well as microhabitat characteristics and natural community associations of each species. Youll also learn about some of the recent taxonomic challenges we are working to clear up, with some problematic or poorly known species complexes. At the end of the workshop, you will be a regional expert in violets! Bring a hand lens, and a camera if you have one, and be prepared to get up close and personal with some of the prettiest, most interesting and sometimes most perplexing of our spring wildflowers. http://paviolets.brownpapertickets.com/
