Course overview
This course will develop students' awareness of the biodiversity of the flora and develop the specialised technical skills in the identification of vascular plants supporting research, work ready and practical applications within a theoretical context.
- Fundamentals
- Biodiversity
- Species Recognition
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of the principles and practice of vascular plant identification
- Demonstrate understanding of botanical nomenclature, systems of classification and taxonomic concepts
- Infer the taxonomic status of unknown plant specimens and have the analytical tools to assess their conservation or introduced status
- Demonstrate understanding of how to collect plant specimens from the field and prepare them for lodgement in herbaria or equivalent natural history collections
- Demonstrate the ability to understand the nature of biodiversity of the flora for defined geographic areas and how to generate information that can be shared via national and international data sets
- Understand processes of plant evolution which underly the origins of existing biodiversity
Degree list
The following degrees include this course