BIO 3330 - Local Flora (4)

When Offered: Summer Session; On Demand
A study of the indigenous plants of northwestern North Carolina. This class aims to improve the student’s skill sets in plant identification, collection, and preservation. We will identify plants found in their natural communities and preserved plant specimens available in museum collections. The course will focus on the morphology, phenology and ecology of the plants of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Lecture two hours, laboratory and field work two hours. Lectures will coincide with lab effort, which may occasionally last longer than the scheduled two hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1801 or permission of the instructor.