Learn to recognise features of common plant families found in Alberta. Familiarise the student with trends in plant evolution and the basis of phylogeny. Understand plant reproduction and life cycles. Understand plant structure and the process of growth. There are many other field guides , which you may find helpful in making quick identification of the plants you collect.
Students are responsible for their lecture attendance.
Exams and quizzes can only be rescheduled with a valid medical excuse. Your collection can contain up to 5 crop species or introduced weed species . Each collected specimen should be properly dried, mounted and identified, and should consist of a plant specimen which includes the root, stem, and flower or seed head. Plant specimens that do not have identifiable characters should not be included. A master list of your identified plants should be included with each submitted portion of the plant collection.