Sagehen Creek Field Station

25 Jun, 05 AM - 27 Jun, 05 AM

Jepson Herbarium Weekend Workshop for the USDA Forest Service: Poaceae "I am the grass; I cover all" (Carl Sandburg, Grass). Prominent in plant communities throughout California, the grass family (Poaceae) is the state's second most diverse plant family (after Asteraceae). A species-rich assemblage, its members include cool-season and warm-season species, annuals and perennials, natives and exotics, and widespread dominants to rare endemics. A better understanding of this ubiquitous and diverse family can be gained through this workshop. Participants will be instructed in detail on the vegetative and reproductive features of grasses. Aspects of anatomy, physiology, ecology, and ethnobotany will also be addressed. Most time will be spent learning to use the identification keys in The Jepson Manual. Special attention will be given to difficult couplets and taxa. In addition, participants will learn how to determine major tribes and common genera by use of diagnostic characteristics. Thursday evening we will have dinner and an evening Powerpoint presentation. The large majority of Friday and Saturday will be spent learning to key grasses so we will need lab/classroom space for ~25 people to be at dissecting scopes. We will also go for short hikes around the field station to see grasses in their natural habitat.

Visit #16700 @Sagehen Creek Field Station

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Under Project # 10848 | Public Use

Jepson Herbarium Poaceae workshop

faculty - University of California, Berkeley

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 24 Other Jun 25 - 27, 2009 (3 days)
Cecile Shohet Jun 25 - 27, 2009 (3 days)
Group of 2 Other Jun 25 - 27, 2009 (3 days)

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Burnside Cabin (Upper Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
Classroom 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
East Cabin (Lower Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
Johnson Cabin (Upper Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
Lab / Classroom 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
Meadow Cabin (Lower Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
North Cabin (Upper Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
Outdoor Meeting/Classroom Area (Upper Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
South Cabin (Upper Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009
West Cabin (Lower Camp) 27 Jun 25 - 27, 2009