It’s All In The Family

We gardners are excited about and make plans to increase the diversity of plants in our gardens and landscapes. A whole new level of appreciation arises when we learn to recognize that many of the plants we grow and see growing in the wild are related to each other, as in a family. For example, alyssum, broccoli, and radishes all belong to the mustard family. Carrots, dill, and poison hemlock are related in the carrot family. The goal of this presentation is to appreciate another aspect of the diversity of flowering plants by seeing how related plants are grouped together into families.

Presentation by Dr Gary Emberger a Plant Pathologist.