“Divorcing the Scrophs” – Richard Milne

Richard Milne is a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, who has won several awards for his teaching.  Richard is also a very keen field botanist with a particular interest in training novices in plant identification.

This talk will attempt to make sense of recent changes to plant classification at higher taxonomic levels, looking at some of the changes to family membership, why they happened, and whether the resulting classifications make sense.

Does DNA-based classification tell us anything new about plant evolution and relationships?

This talk will take place in the Lecture Theatre at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, On Tuesday 19th November from 7.30pm.

The talks are free and are open to non-members.  No need to book, just come along on the day. All we ask is that you make a small donation at the door or perhaps buy a raffle ticket if you can.  For those who have not attended a lecture at RBGE before, entry is via the main reception: 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR (not far from the East Gate).