Join Director of Education & Staff Botanist Melissa Cullina on Wednesday and Thursday, September 5 and 6, from 10-4 each day as she opens your eyes to the diverse and fascinating group of plants known as the “graminoids” or grass-like plants.  Forming a large component of our Maine flora, these monocots are all around us, and yet are little known to most people.   Out on the Gardens’ grounds and in the classroom, you will learn how members of the sedge family, grass family, and rush family differ from one another. Examine the tiny, intricate, wind-pollinated flowers and the resulting fruits under magnification.  Learn to identify several of our most common species in coastal Maine.  After two days in the field and classroom with Melissa, you’ll have a whole new appreciation for these intriguing and important plants.

Melissa Cullina is Director of Education & Staff Botanist for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.  Formerly Botanist with the Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, Cullina specializes in aquatic and coastal botany, field identification, and rare-species conservation.

Where:      Bosarge Family Education Center, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Price:         $100 members; $120 non-members $120 (Pre-registration required)
Sign Up:    Call 207-633-4333, ext. 101, or click on the button below.