FOR 380 - Understory and Ground Cover Flora

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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

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3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. Once the student is familiar with the northern forest over-story, he or she may want to become equally familiar with the under-story, the small plants, which grow beneath: their personality, portraits, strategies, site requirements, relations to other organisms, edibility, toxicity, and medicinal use. This should be good training for those who plan to teach, do research, or lead interpretive walks for the public. Instruction will be in the form of two 55-minute lectures per week, plus one two-hour laboratory/field trip per week. Two of the weekday laboratories will be replaced by an all-day, eight-hour Saturday field trip to the Champlain Valley in September. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab). Prerequisites: Dendrology (FOR 110), or Natural Habitat Interpretation (ENV 222), or permission of instructor. Prior knowledge of over-story trees and botanical nomenclature is assumed.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.paulsmiths.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 327-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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