BIOL 325 - Flowering Plants

This course provides an introductory level survey of members of the Class Angiospermae, the largest group of plants, through lectures and laboratory sessions. Topics covered include the identification, nomenclature, taxonomy, and basic morphology of flowering plants, as well as a brief history of classification, pollination biology, and plant molecular systematics. Cultural importance of plant species will be discussed along with historic and contemporary uses of select native plants as food and medicine.