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WITH RUPERT KOOPMAN, PROF PETER LINDER, BRIAN DU PREEZ, DR MARIANNE LE ROUX AND CAROLINE MASHAU
FEB, 23 2023 | LIVE ZOOM WEBINAR RECORDING. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED.
Plant taxonomy
Thousands of new plant species are discovered every year around the world. Others are reclassified as technology advances, more material is available in herbariums due to the efforts of collectors and we learn more.
So how are plants classified? And how do the experts use taxonomy to solve the mysteries of the plant kingdom? In our next plant conservation webinar, we chat to Prof Peter Linder, Dr Marianne le Roux, Caroline Mashau and Brian du Preez to understand the process behind plant naming and applications of this knowledge.
Further Reading
City Nature Challenge 2023 for people in Southern Africa to register (28 April-1 May)
Beginners guide to iNaturalist
List of extinct plants that need finding (came up in the chat towards the end)
Priority genera and priority species
Strelitizia, SANBI publication: “Identification guide to the Southern African Grasses” scroll down to number 36 and download the PDF
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30 March 2023
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