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Course ID: | LAND 3410. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | Course Title: | Plants of the South | Course Description: | Plant materials of the southern United States with an emphasis upon the ornamental attributes, cultural requirements and tolerances, historical origins, and ecological characteristics of plants used in landscape architecture. The course will cover both native and introduced species. | Oasis Title: | Plants of the South | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in LAND 3410S | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course Objectives: | Students will be able to identify by both the common and
botanical names approximately 200 trees, shrubs, and
herbaceous plants.
Students will be able to assemble a compilation (notebook) of
the plants studied during the semester in a format required by
the professor at the beginning of the semester. The notebook
will include the significant ornamental attributes of each
plant, as well as their cultural requirements and native
habitat. This notebook will serve as a resource for the
students in subsequent LAND courses and in their professional
careers.
Students will be able to identify the ornamental attributes
and cultural requirements of the plants presented in and
studied in class.
Students will be able to demonstrate basic horticultural
concepts and practices through questions on the midterm and
final examinations. | Topical Outline: | Plant Morphology, Classification and Nomenclature
Ornamental Attributes and Cultural Requirements
Plant Identification
Plant Notebook | |
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