AGRI 201L Wildland Plant Identification Field Studies
This course is designed to aid students in developing skills to identify rangeland plants in the field. Focus is on identification of grasses, forbs, and shrubs in natural settings. Exploration will include ecosystem roles of wildland plants and developing site descriptions. This course includes a 4-day field trip at the beginning of the fall semester.
AGRI 201LWildland Plant Identification Field Studies
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I. General Information
Department
Agriculture Technical
II. Course Specification
Course Type
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Credit Hours Narrative
1 credit
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
30
Semester Contact Hours Lab
30
III. Catalog Course Description
This course is designed to aid students in developing skills to identify rangeland plants in the field. Focus is on identification of grasses, forbs, and shrubs in natural settings. Exploration will include ecosystem roles of wildland plants and developing site descriptions. This course includes a 4-day field trip at the beginning of the fall semester.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Recognize definitive plant characteristics of about 60 major plants on western rangelands.
- State the scientific name of plants observed in class and family/tribe in which they are classified.
- Describe rangeland sites including location, topographic features, and major plants present.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Assessment Strategy Narrative
1. Recognize definitive plant characteristics of about 60 major plants on western rangelands.
Assessment: This skill will be verified in four tests to identify live or freshly collected plants.
2. State the scientific name of plants observed in class and family/tribe in which they are classified.
Assessment: Tests will examine student ability to list scientific name and classification of plants observed on the field trip.
3. Describe rangeland sites including location, topographic features, and major plants present.
Assessment: Conduct several site assessments and write site descriptions.