Woody Landscape Plant Identification, Culture, and Use
Covers field identification, culture, and use of woody ornamental plants, focusing on landscape characteristics, environmental requirements, and autumn/winter traits.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 2.00 GPA, 12.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2018: 2.00 GPA, 14.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2019: 2.25 GPA, 0.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Use basic taxonomic tools needed for plant identification, including classification, vegetative and reproductive morphology, and nomenclature of cultivated plants
Recognize many woody ornamental trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and vines, both native and exotic, by family, species (genus and specific epithet), variety, cultivar, and sometimes trademark
Discuss woody landscape plant identification, distribution, ornamental characteristics as well as undesirable features, culture, adaptability, and uses
Select woody landscape plants for specific purposes and site conditions
Identify appropriate reference material and guides for identifying woody landscape plants
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing and (BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130,ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, or BOTANY 100)
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 2.00 GPA, 12.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2018: 2.00 GPA, 14.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2019: 2.25 GPA, 0.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Topics
- Trees, shrubs, evergreens, vines, and woody groundcovers
- Autumn and winter characteristics of woody plants
- Plant classification, morphology, and nomenclature
Skills
- Using basic taxonomic tools for plant identification
- Recognizing woody ornamentals by taxonomic rank
- Selecting woody landscape plants for site conditions
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