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19 November 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop

Our November topic is the Cucurbitaceae (Squash/Melon Family).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  It is best to bring plants with flowers and/or fruits, especially for those which you do not know.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology…

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15 October 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop

Our October topic is Parasitic Plants and will be lead by FTBG biologist Noah Frade.  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  It is best to bring plants with flowers and/or fruits, especially for those which you do not know.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s…

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17 September 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop

We are back at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus.  Our September topic is the genus Solidago (goldenrods), and we will go over the updated nomenclature.  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  It is best to bring plants with flowers and/or fruits, especially for those which you do not know.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the…

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20 August 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop Field Trip

August is a great time to look at grass blooms.  We will meet at Rockdale Pineland, the gate is located on the southwest corner of SW 144th Street (Mitchell Drive) and SW 92nd Avenue.  There is a trail we will hike along, but we will also take brief ventures into the nearby pine rockland woodland.  Wear sturdy shoes, long pants, sun protection.  Bring water, mosquito repellent, a plant…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on July 21, 2024 at 12:00pm — No Comments

20 July 2024 Saturday Field Trip to US Coast Guard Richmond Station with Dade Chapter of FNPS

We will again have a field trip in lieu of a physical meeting at MDC. This month we will tag along with the Dade Chapter of FNPS who is having a field trip on Saturday July 20th from 8AM - 11AM at the US Coast Guard Communication Station at Richmond located along SW117th Avenue, north of SW 152nd Street.  Details here.  As always the Dade Native…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on July 8, 2024 at 12:00pm — No Comments

18 June 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop FIELD TRIP

Summer is here again, and we will resume our field trips thanks to the longer days.  We will check out Sunkist Estates Park in South Miami located here. Address is 8395 SW 64th St, Miami, FL 33143  Time of field trip begins at…

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21 May 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop

Our May topic is Leaf terminology. This is a new concept, but bring in plants with different kinds of leaves you will find it more interesting than you thought. Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic (I dare you to bring in a leafless plant!).  It is best to bring plants with flowers and/or fruits, especially for those which you do not know.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each…

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16 April 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop

Our April topic is the Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  It is best to bring plants with flowers and/or fruits, especially for those which you do not know.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in…

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19 March 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop

Our March topic is hardwood hammock trees. Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  It is best to bring plants with flowers and/or fruits, especially for those which you do not know.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the…

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20 February 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop

Our February topic is Pine Rockland wildflowers. Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  It is best to bring plants with flowers and/or fruits, especially for those which you do not know.

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on January 17, 2024 at 12:34pm — No Comments

16 January 2024 Dade Native Plant Workshop Meeting

Happy New Year!    

Our January topic is Hammock Grasses & Sedges. These are generally shade loving species. Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on January 1, 2024 at 6:37pm — No Comments

December 19, 2023 December Native Plant Workshop

December is our annual Christmas Party. Feel free to bring a dish (appetizer style, dessert, or non alcoholic beverage).  

Our December topic is the Burseraceae (Gumbo Limbo Family). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on December 4, 2023 at 2:25pm — No Comments

21 November 2023 Dade Native Plant Workshop

November's topic is MAGNOLIIDS AND PRIMITIVE ANGIOSPERMS(see below).

 CABOMBACEAE RICHARD EX A. RICHARD 1822 (WATER-SHIELD FAMILY) [IN NYMPHAEALES] 

NYMPHAEACEAE SALISBURY 1805 (WATER-LILY FAMILY) [IN NYMPHAEALES] 

ILLICIACEAE A.C. SMITH 1947 (STAR-ANISE FAMILY) [IN AUSTROBAILEYALES] 

SCHISANDRACEAE BLUME 1830 (STAR-VINE FAMILY) [IN…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on October 26, 2023 at 3:16pm — No Comments

17 October 2023 Dade Native Plant Workshop FIELD TRIP

Back by popular demand, we will be having a Fall fieldtrip for the Dade NPW. Steve will be unavailable, but Joe Montes de Oca has agreed to lead this trip.  Meeting time is 5:00PM.  Location of workshop field trip is under some powerlines near the intersection of SW 94th Avenue and Coral Way (SW 24th Street), northside of Coral Way, west side of Westchester Regional Library.  Park at the Westchester Regional Library located…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on September 22, 2023 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

19 September 2023 Dade Native Plant Workshop Meeting

September's topic is the Passifloraceae (Passionflower family). Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus’s Landscape Technology Nursery in the northwest corner of the campus. Please park inside of the gate. For a map and…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on August 16, 2023 at 7:00pm — No Comments

12 August 2023 (Saturday) Dade Native Plant Workshop Field Trip

This Month will cap off our summer of exploration and we will meet on a Saturday and join the folks of the Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.  Location of workshop is an empty lot next to some Railroad tracks owned by Miami-Dade Water and Sewer and the meeting time is 4:30PM.  Location is at the intersection of SW 92nd Avenue and SW 74th Street.  This site is just south of Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street), and 92nd…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on July 19, 2023 at 1:00pm — No Comments

18 July 2023 Dade Native Plant Workshop FIELD TRIP

Now that the days are longer, we will have a few field trips in lieu of meeting at MDC.  This Month we will meet at Ludlam Pineland EEL site. Meeting time is 6:00PM.  Meet along Ludlam Road SW67th avenue, just north of SW 152nd Street (where theoretical SW 146th street would be).  Park along the FPL Powerline easement (look for my white truck) on the west side of Ludlam. We will be walking along some paths and off path through pine rockland plant community (sturdy shoes and…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on June 25, 2023 at 6:30am — No Comments

20 June 2023 Dade Native Plant Workshop Field Trip

June's topic is the genus Thelypteris (shield ferns). This workshop will be lead by fern specialist and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Conservation Program Manager Jennifer Possley, and will be at a NEW VENUE, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.  Feel free to bring in plants, other ferns are welcome.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time for this month is at 5:00PM and ends at 7:00PM, still on the…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on May 22, 2023 at 7:26am — No Comments

16 May 2023 Dade Native Plant Workshop FIELD TRIP

Now that the days are longer, we will have a few field trips in lieu of meeting at MDC.  This Month we will meet at 6:00PM: Christ the King Catholic Church, 16000 SW 112th Avenue, Miami, FL. Park in the parking lot south of the buildings. We will be walking over some mowed pine rockland in an effort to catalog the native plants there.  This mowed field is known to have a diverse assemblage of pine rockland wildflowers…

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Added by Steve Woodmansee on April 28, 2023 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

18 April 2023 Dade Native Plant Workshop

April's topic is "plants with basal rosettes".  You can learn about this topic on George Roger's blog article on Sneezeweed (Helenium pinnatifidum).  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn’t necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE. Meeting time is at 5:00PM, the third Tuesday of each and every month. We…

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