North Carolina Botanical Garden Botany
with Olivia Lenahan, Ph.D Horticultural Science
The registration period has closed for this event.
Date(s): Saturdays, July 16, 23, 30 and August 6
Time: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
Location: Joslin Combined Classroom (C106 & C107)
Fee: $180 ($162 Members)
This course is introductory in nature and designed for a broad audience. It covers basic principles of botany including taxonomy, anatomy, morphology and physiology. Class time is divided between lectures and examining/dissecting samples. There are also opportunities for making observations in the gardens.
No prerequisites.
Remaining Seats: 1
Registration open through 7/15/2022 12:00 PM EST
Olivia Lenahan is a horticulturist and scientific editor. She received her M.S. in horticultural science from Washington State University, studying crop load dynamics of sweet cherry trees. She holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State University and focused her research on the cold hardiness of Styrax americanus (American snowbell). Currently she edits and produces publications for a peer-reviewed journal based in the Forest Biomaterials department at North Carolina State University. She has taught courses in botany, plant family taxonomy, and native plants for shade and groundcovers.
Botany: Credits - 1
This course fulfills a core requirement in our Certificate in Native Plant Studies program and in our Certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration program.
We are taking extensive precautions to make sure the Garden is a safe place to visit, and we need your help to keep it safe for everyone. When registering, you must agree to abide by the UNC Community Standards. View the UNC Community Standards here.