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PLANT GEOGRAPHY

BOTANY 422
Course Description

Biogeography of plants. Relationship to climate and geology; paleobiogeography, historical biogeography and island biogeography; history and distribution of floras of North America and Wisconsin.

Prerequisties
Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.16

-6.51% from Historical

Completion Rate
93.02%

-3.95% from Historical

A Rate
53.49%

9.27% from Historical

Class Size
43

20.28% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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