Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/25/2016
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
Category(ies)
The Rose Family is important to wildlife through the processes of pollination and seed dispersal. It also
includes important fruit and ornamental crops. In the Pennsylvania flora the Rose Family is made up of
28 genera (144 species) of woody and herbaceous plants. While species identification in many Rosaceae
genera is straightforward, others including the shadbushes and hawthorns provide an ongoing
challenge. We will try to understand what holds the family together as well as the characteristics that
allow us to recognize individual genera and species. Dr. Ann Rhoads is a botanist recently retired from
36 years of employment at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. She co-authored
The Plants of Pennsylvania, An Illustrated Manual, with Dr. Timothy A. Block.
This program takes place on Wednesday, May 25 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The fee for members is
$30. The fee for non-members is $35. Space is limited. Advance registration required. Call to register:
(215) 862-2924.
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is located at 1635 River Rd. (Rt. 32), just two and half miles south of
downtown New Hope, PA. For more information about programs at the Preserve visit www.bhwp.org.
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