— Systematics of Vascular Plants

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Diversity, phylogeny, and taxonomy of lycophytes, ferns, and seed plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms), emphasizing relationships and distinguishing characteristics of families and genera represented in the California flora. Principles and methods of phylogeny reconstruction, classification, and plant nomenclature. Practice identifying plants to species using taxonomic keys. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Laboratory 6 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): No credit if student has taken PLB/PLS 102 or EVE/PLB 108. Cross Listing: EVE 127 , PLS 127 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Visual Literacy (VL). Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Laboratory 6 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): No credit if student has taken PLB/PLS 102 or EVE/PLB 108. Cross Listing: EVE 127 , PLS 127 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Visual Literacy (VL).