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May 03, 2026
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BIOL 133 - Field Botany
Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 44
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: The identification, life histories, ethnobotany, ecological relationships, distributions of evolutionary trends of endemic ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. Field trips may be required. Labs included.
Prerequisite: ENGL 099 with a grade of C or higher (or placement into college-level English), and MATH 096 with a C or higher (or placement into MATH 097/WMATH 100).
Distribution Requirements: - Natural Sciences Distribution Requirement
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Elective Requirements: Fulfills Academic Electives
Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe common Pacific Northwest plant species and families morphologically (visually), taxonomically, and with floral keys.
- Identify and describe reproductive and dispersal strategies utilized by plants, including pollination and fruit production.
- Identify and describe the major and minor Pacific Northwest Plant Ecozones and Vegetation Zones.
- Discuss traditional, current, and emerging ethnobotanical uses of Pacific Northwest plants by different cultures.
- Analyze impacts on plant species, community diversity and their persistence in response to anthropogenic influences including climate change and invasive species.
- Describe the evolutionary relationships, influences, and adaptations that exist within and between plant groups and how they have led to current plant diversity and form.
Course Contents
- Ferns - reproduction, types, and ecology
- Conifers - reproduction, types, and ecology
- Flowering plants - reproduction, types, ecology, form, and function
- Seeds and fruits - form, structure, and adaptive strategies
- Pollination in flowering plants
- Ecology of Northwest native plants
- Field and laboratory interpretation of ferns, conifers, and flowering plants
- Recognition of features of selected plant families
- Field recognition of important local species of ferns, conifers, and flowering plants
Instructional Units: 5.5
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