Horticulture 311 College of San Mateo                                           Plant Materials I: Trees

Course Syllabus

1. The Plant Kingdom – an overview

     A.   Division Coniferophyta – the conifers

     B.   Division Ginkgophyta – the ginkgo

     C.   Division Anthophyta (Angiosperms)– the flowering plants

           1. Class Monocotyledones

           2. Class Dicotyledones

           3. The Angiosperm flower and inflorescence

           4. The Angiosperm fruit

2. Plant Families and plant names (nomenclature)

     A.  Plant families

     B. The Botanical name of a plant

          1. The Generic (genus) name of a plant

          2. The specific (species) name of a plant

          3. Plant hybrids

     C.   The common name of a plant

     D.   Plant cultivars and varieties

3. Leaf anatomy

     A.   Parts of the leaf

     B.  Leaf shapes

     C. Leaf margins

     D. Leaf base and apex

     E. Leaf venation

     F. Leaf types

     G. Leaf arrangements on the stem

4. Tree morphology; external and internal

5. Use of plant identification key

Other Course Pages

Glossary of terms

Washington Park Tree Identification Key

Washington Park Tree Map

    Washington Park Tree Map west half

     Washington Park Tree Map east half

Local nursry research directions

     Nursery tree form

Grading