This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.To provide a hands on approach to the theory taught.
This subject provides an introduction to the classification, naming, identification and floral biology of plants. Skills in identifying native and exotic species, using conventional and computer-based keys, will be developed. The recognition of plant family characteristics is emphasised.
* Offering has a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
HD/FL
One session
School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences
BIO126 or BIO100 or AGR156 or PSC102 or PSC103
- The need for classification
- Types of classification
- History of plant taxonomy
- Botanical nomenclature
- Identification methods
- Key construction
- Eucalypt classification
- Floral biology
- Flowering plant and structure
- Floral diagrams and formulae
- Identification of native and exotic plants by use of dichotomous keys
- Use of multi-access keys
- Key construction
- Computer assisted identification
The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of HRT202 in Session 2 2019. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).
This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.To provide a hands on approach to the theory taught.
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.