BOT 160: Identification of Tropical Plants (3 credits)

Catalog Description

Nontechnical course in identification of common plants of tropics; includes native and introduced flora. (3 hrs. lect.)

Student Learning Outcomes

• Operate dissecting microscopes.
• Recognize unique vegetative and generative characteristics of plant families.
• Use manuals, flora and monographs to identify plants.
• Prepare herbaria.

Degrees and Certificates at WCC the Course Applies To

• WCC Associate in Arts: DB
• Academic Subject Certificate in Plant Biotechnology

Resources

• Botany
• Hawaiian Botany

Current Offerings

• none

Past Offerings

• Spring, 2009 (60051) - taught by Ingelia White - view syllabus
• Fall 2008 - view syllabus - view outline