Plant Science and Herbariums
Documenting and describing the diversity of Bold Park’s flora
The Western Australian Herbarium is responsible for the description and documentation of Western Australia's exceptional botanical species diversity. Students undertake activities to create and document the diversity of Western Australia's flora found in Bold Park.
Walk some of Bold Park’s trails to collect and identify specimens to create a class herbarium collection, an important tool in botanical field surveys. Understanding herbariums are important collections, along with their notes, photographs and plant material, as permanent records of a species occurrence at a particular place and time, invaluable for biodiversity conservation planning and management.
This program is a great add-on to any of our Bold Park programs. Students discuss the diversity, distribution and ecology of the state’s flora.
Students will:
- create a collection of specimens as a permanent and physical record for the presence, distribution and names of flora in Bold Park (native and invasive plant species)
- understand and identify plants through use of identification tools
- use living collections as a field survey tool
Fee Structure
Secondary School Programs (Years 7 to 12)
$12.50 per student
$187.50 minimum booking fee
- All prices include GST
- Minimum booking fees apply
- Teachers and supervising adults are free of charge
- Payment can be made via electronic funds transfer (EFT) or credit card
- You will receive an email confirming your booking once we have received and processed your completed application form
-  You will receive a tax invoice within one week of your excursion.  Please confirm any changes to student numbers before the day of your excursion
- Kings Park Education reserves the right to cancel a booking at any time
Program information
Session duration
1.5 hours
Year group
Curriculum links
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education@bgpa.wa.gov.au
9480 3638