Philadelphia Botanical Club

Philadelphia Botanical Club The Philadelphia Botanical Club, founded in 1891, is dedicated to increasing knowledge and appreciation of botany in Philadelphia and beyond. C.

Activities of the Philadelphia Botanical Club include:

Monthly meetings featuring talks by botanical experts. Held from September through May. Field trips to wild areas and gardens in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware — and occasionally farther afield. Field trips have two purposes: to record the plant species at the field trip site and to increase participants' knowledge of plants. Workshop

s on botanical topics, such as fern identification and grass identification. Bartonia, a journal of botany, which is published annually. Bartonia was named for William P. Barton, author of the first local flora of Philadelphia (1818). The Bayard Long Award for Botanical Research, given to students conducting research on plant species of the Philadelphia region. Supporting botanical research and care of the herbarium at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. We encourage anyone with an interest in plants to join. Membership includes a subscription to Bartonia.

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The Academy Of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
19103

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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