Australian Flora Series: Proteaceae with Dr Tanya Scharaschkin.

During this two-day workshop provides botanical science insights to gain a comprehensive understanding of the family Proteaceae with expert botanist Dr Tanya Scharaschkin. 

The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere.  Well-known Proteaceae genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea, Hakea and Macadamia. 

We will examine all aspects of Proteaceae from structure and function to the ecology of the unique Australian members of this family. Learn how to use keys for identification. Individual parts will be drawn and labelled with botanical terms. During the second day of the workshop, participants will create beautiful drawings inspired by locally available  Proteaceae specimens.  

We will be looking at a wide range of plant parts including flowers, buds and leaves. 

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