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Course Details

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Course Code:	20BOT2
Description:	Diversity of South Western Plants
Frequency:	weekly
Leader:	Neville Marchant
Type:	Short Course
Location:	MRCC church
Start Date:	19/10/2020 Mon
Finish Date:	26/10/2020
Start Time:	13:00
Finish Time:	14:30
Number of weeks:	2
Amount:	$10.00
Maximum enrolments:	35
Number Enrolled:	35 Wait listed: 4
Comments:	The course is intended to enable participants to increase their appreciation of our remarkable plant diversity. Australia’s southwest is renowned for its very high number of flowering plants and diverse flower structures. This illustrated presentation will use many plants of the Margaret River region to describe the gradual evolution of the southwestern flora from the ancient continent Gondwana, to the arrival of humans. Our plants in our species-rich ecosystems, like the sundews, orchids, trigger plants, parasitic plants, and many hundreds of shrubby species, have developed an incredible array of survival and pollination strategies enabling them to thrive in a mediterranean climate. Pollination by insects, birds, and mammals has been key driving force in evolving the floral features of wildflowers that define our plant families and genera. The familiar plants of the southwest such as kangaroo paws, bottlebrushes, bell-shaped false flowers, bacon and eggs peas, and bizarre orchids have many fascinating pollination systems.
Additional Comments and Prerequisite:	Min: 10 – Max 30. Cost: $10, no cost to Semester one enrolees. Venue: Church Gallery, Margaret River Community Centre, 33 Tunbridge Street
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