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HORT 130 - Plant Materials I


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course is designed to provide training for individuals that will help them to learn to identify ornamental plants often found in the northeastern United States. Emphasis is placed on using various sensory techniques for plant identification. Due to limitations of location and season, instruction will concentrate on native and introduced plants and their characteristics seen during the fall and winter. Although part of the purpose of this course is visual identification, laboratory discussions and field trips will also include taxonomy (naming and classification), ecology and cultural requirements of plants. This course also explores the various uses of plant material in the landscape, especially their use as aesthetic, climatic, architectural and engineering functions; provides the student practical knowledge of analyzing micro and macro environments for proper plant selection; and also acquaints the student with plant material that can be used for special situations created in the landscape.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. Identify by botanical and common names, without the use of references, at least 130 species of plants using characteristic features found in the field during the fall and winter
  2. Describe the major applied uses and certain important ecological features and visual characteristics of plant materials assigned
  3. Define taxonomic terms and recognize classification schemes used in identifying and classifying plants
  4. Use available reference guides, keys and taxonomic terminology to identify unknown species