Jon Stucky, Ph.D.
Specializing in native & naturalized plants
of the North Carolina Piedmont and Coastal Plain,
including wetland, non-wetland, & rare species.
Services Provided Workshops
I. Workshops:
1 - 4 days depending on subject
  • Piedmont & Coastal Plain species
  • All workshops include field & indoor sessions.
  • Restricted number of participants per workshop ensures individual attention.
  • Topics
    • Wetland plant identification
    • Winter identification of wetland & non-wetland species
    • Pocosin shrub identification during growing season & winter
    • Identifying sedge genera
    • Hydrophytic vegetation determination
Email Dr. Stucky with suggested topics for additional workshops.

II. Plant Specimen Identification:

  • In the field or in the lab.
  • Grasses, sedges, & rushes and other plant groups.

III. Reference plant collections to suit your individual needs:

Topic: Sedges and Rushes
Dates: October 7-9, 2008Register Now!
Location: Laurinburg, NC, Scotland Co., NC
Description: Species of sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Juncaceae) are very common in wetlands, particularly in Coastal Plain and Sandhills wetlands. Although their flowers and fruits are small, they are not incredibly hard to identify as some think.


Topic: Winter Plant Identification Workshop
Dates: December 9-11, 2008
Location: Historic Yates Mill Co. Park, Raleigh, NC
Description: This 3 - day workshop will teach participants how to identify woody plants when they lack leaves and flowers.


Publications for Wetland Plant ID in the Carolinas and Virginia

Jon Stucky, Ph.D
Plant Identification Services
PO Box 37294
Raleigh, NC 27627-7294
919.801.4770
Email: plantid@nc.rr.com
  • 30 + Years teaching botany at North Carolina State University
  • 10 + Years teaching wetland flora
  • 10 + Years teaching grass, sedge, & rush identification
  • 30 + Years Identifying plants of North Carolina Piedmont & Coastal Plain
  • Previous workshops: Reg. IV (hyd. veg. portion), piedmont wetland plant Identification, coastal plain wetland plant identification, sedge identification, winter plant identification
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