Capturing California’s Flowers: Natural History in the Digital Age

California’s plants are shifting their flowering times in response to a warmer or drier world. Dr. Jen Yost, Cal Poly Biology Professor and Director of the Hoover Herbarium will discuss how natural history collections allow us to look into the past to see what plants were up to 100 years ago. Explore plant collections in a guided introduction to the online plant database, and learn how these digital records can be accessed from your home.