BIOL 2208 - Native Flora of North Georgia

4 hours

This course will introduce the student to plant identification and taxonomy as it applies to the flora of the southern Appalachain biogeographic region. Terminology applicable to the use of a taxonomic key will be studied, and the use of a taxonomic key will be practiced. Other botanical concepts, eg., nomenclature, basic plant anatomy and physiology, ecology, herbalism, and biogeography will also be studied. Fieldwork will emphasize the identification of native flora of the North Georgia Mountains.