Meetings begin at 6:15 PM.
- For meetings held by Zoom, instructions for joining the meeting will be emailed to members on the day of the meeting.
- Non-members can request that information by emailing philbotclub@gmail.com by 10 PM the day before the meeting.
If you have an idea for a future program, please contact the Program Committee chair, Rebekah Armstrong, rebekah.armstrong@gmail.com. A list of previous meetings is available.
Parasites in pastures: successional dynamics of non-photosynthetic plants in post-agricultural forests
Dr. Marion Holmes, who holds Ph.D. in Environmental and Plant Biology from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Temple University, will speak on her research on non-photosynthetic plants, including Conopholis americana featured alongside Dr. Holmes in the photo, as indicators of forest regeneration.
Location: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society McLean Library, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia
Reports on Summer Botanizing
Join us for the Philadelphia Botanical Club’s first meeting this fall! Club members will be sharing photos and news from our botanizing during the summer.
We would like to see your photos! If you are planning to show your photos at the meeting, email them to Joe Rucker at jbr.botanical at gmail.com before noon on the 25th.
If possible, consolidate your photos into a single PDF or PowerPoint file, but individual photos are also OK. Please limit your slides to a maximum of 6 and your comments to at most 6
minutes.Location: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society McLean Library, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia
Rock Dwellers in Urban Heat Islands – Adapting to a Harsh Novel Biome
Dr. Tammo Reichgelt, Associate Professor in Residence at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Connecticut, will explore what predisposes certain plant species to thrive in spaces with dense human-made infrastructure.Location: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society McLean Library, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia
