PLANT SYSTEMATICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , BIOCORE 381 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize major themes of land plant evolution and identify the major clades of plants. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. List significant families and genera in the Wisconsin flora and their key characteristics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use keys, manuals, or apps to identify plant species from anywhere in the world. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Make high quality herbarium collections with appropriate labels. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Conduct phylogenetic analysis of a lineage of plants using DNA data. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize major themes of land plant evolution and identify the major clades of plants. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. List significant families and genera in the Wisconsin flora and their key characteristics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use keys, manuals, or apps to identify plant species from anywhere in the world. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Make high quality herbarium collections with appropriate labels. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Conduct phylogenetic analysis of a lineage of plants using DNA data. Audience: Graduate