FIELD BOTANY
BIOLOGY 221
Fall 2000
Old Dominion University
Lytton John Musselman
Regina Lynch
Call Number: 13166
Introduction
What will you learn in this course?
Basically, this is a course in plant identification. I have selected only a few groups of plants so we can learn anisms in more depth. This semester we will emphasize mushrooms (and other fleshy fungi), peat mosses, ferns, and trees. By the end of the course, you will feel confident in naming anisms when you see them. Here is the official catalog description: BIOL 221. Field Botany. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 4 hours; 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIOL 115N, 116N. A study of the classification, identification and natural history of anisms traditionally included in the study of botany. Laboratory techniques include field collection, preservation techniques, identification and the use and preparation of keys. This course satisfies the department botany course requirement.
This course may be much different from any other biology course you have taken because instruction will take place in the field! That means that we will have to examine, discuss, and take tests in the field! Because we are out-of-doors, it may not seem like a class experience. Remember, this IS your class time and in many cases we will have only one opportunity to view a mushroom or plant in flower.
Here are my objectives for Biology 221:
1. My chief objective is to train you in how to learn plants. This is much different from just being able to name plants although naming is the ultimate aim of the technique.
2. To develop critical techniques of observation and description.
3. Gain an understanding of the ecology of plants.
4. Learn how local plants are used.
What supplies will you need for this course?
1. Handout. Often, a species list will be provided you.
2. Identification manuals
3. Clipboard
4. Clippers or pruning shears or sharp knife
5. Hand lens (not essential, but helpful)
6. Plastic (not clear)
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