NRES 345 - Range and Forest Plants

(3 units)

Identification, distribution, and management of the major range plants and forest trees occurring in the western U.S.

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify, through field trips and lab studies, dominant plants in three major ecosystems in our region (montane, sagebrush/foothills, salt desert), and demonstrate familiarity with plants that grow in riparian areas.
2. sight identify about 70 important species from these ecosystems.
3. describe major characteristics of about 50 plant families and recognize major families by sight.
4. demonstrate skills needed to key unknown plants to family.
5. demonstrate understanding of the basics of plant naming conventions, plant evolution, and systematics.
6. show familiarity with practical issues surrounding plants, including toxins and poisonous plants, edible plants, rare plant conservation, and native plant horticulture and restoration.

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