A17: The Botany of Ferns and Wildflowers - 3 units
Walter E. Morgan III  “Chip”                    
Tues. 9:00–10:30 a.m. - Sept, 16, 23, Oct. 7, 14
Senior Center - Limit: 75

Chip has degrees from Wesleyan University (Conn.), BA, and The College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD.  Since retirement he has been an active volunteer with The Wintergreen Nature Foundation teaching primarily in the fields of botany and geology. He serves on the Science and Education Advisory Committee for the Foundation. He is Vice President of the Flora of Virginia Project where his primary focus is ferns.

  Featuring the exquisite images of Kenneth R. Lawless, we will examine the botanical features that allow one to recognize and classify these plants into families. A familiarity with the morphology evident in these images will allow one to identify a wide variety of ferns and wildflowers in the field.

Topics will include the evolution and reproduction of ferns and flowering plants in general terms. The first session will focus on ferns and the following three, on wildflowers.