Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BIOS 4270 - Systematic Botany


This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the major seed plant families as well as some of the conceptual topics encompassed within systematic botany. We will learn the flora of Michigan through the use of keys on fresh, pickled and herbarium material. The bulk of the course is designed to survey plants of local occurrence as well as those commonly cultivated and will be tied to central themes discussed throughout the semester including evolutionary and ecological phenomena like hybridization, speciation, pollination, and biogeography. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify a diversity of plant species encountered in the local area through the use of taxonomic keys. In addition, the student will be expected to recognize many plant species and families on sight from an accumulated knowledge of their diagnostic characters.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOS 2020 is recommended.

Credits: 4 hours

When Offered: Fall (Alternate Years)



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