ENVS 300Vascular Plants of Southern Ontario
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Environment
- Subject
- Environment
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This is an applied course where students will learn to identify vascular plants using botanical keys. Through lab work and field trips, students will understand vascular plant structure and associated terminology as the basis for plant identification. Students will also learn how to collect specimens to create a herbarium collection and how to conduct vegetation community assessments.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention ENVS 300, May 2019 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2021
Has anyone taken ENVS 300? 0 points, 3 comments
u/BizarreLT: “I'm interested in taking it, but I couldn't find anything about the course. Is it hard? Many assignments? What's it like?”
Has anyone taken ENVS 300? 1 point, 0 comments
Fall 2019
:) 55 points, 19 comments
u/TheBalrogofMelkor: “Symphytrichum novae-angliae, New England Aster. Orange-brown center is a giveaway. Fun fact - Each "flower" is a cluster of tiny flowers. …”
u/NoseBlind2: “By chance did you also take ENVS 300”
Spring 2019
Is it dumb to have 5 lecture courses in one whole semester/term? 0 points, 16 comments
“I’m currently doing course selections right now for my undergraduate year in ERS this upcoming Fall 2019, and these are the courses that I have on my schedule so far (if you’ve also taken any of …”
u/spicysalmontunaroll: “… (Just for reference) If you're looking for other good biology course to take in the future for your minor I would recommend BIOL 120 and BIOL 325, in addition to ENVS 300. All are excellent plant courses! …”
A break from the co-op grind 6 points, 12 comments
“I'm looking for a nice girl that likes math to go on a date wherein we walk around and use one of those plant identification apps on all the pretty flowers all over campus right now. …”
u/vision108: “Environment faculty”
u/NoseBlind2: “No joke envs 300 is literally a plant ID course.”
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