BIO 588 - Systematic Botany

Graduate standing; BIO 111, 113, 327, or consent of instructor(4)

Identification, classification and phylogeny of vascular plants. Nomenclature, principles of systemics, contemporary methods, sources of systematic evidence, collection techniques, and historical review of plant classification systems. Field trips.Lecture and laboratory. Not open to students with credit for BIO 488 (388).