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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AG 95.2 | Title:
ORNAMENTAL PLANT ID |
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| Full Title:
Ornamental Plant Identification |
| Last Reviewed:12/12/2023 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
AG 95B
Catalog Description:
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Identification, growth habits, cultural requirements, and use of ornamental and native trees and herbaceous materials.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Identification, growth habits, cultural requirements & use of ornamental & native trees & herbaceous materials.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2006 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: AG - EH 112L | Plant Materials and Usage II | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): HORT12 OR HORT8 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Identify a range of native and exotic trees and indoor plants
common in the industry.
2. Select plants appropriate to desired function, climate, exposure,
and maintenance requirements.
3. Recommend appropriate cultural practices.
4. Recommend plants to provide desired form, foliage, and flower
characteristics.
5. Demonstrate correct usage of current botanical nomenclature.
6. Use plant keys to identify specimens.
7. Recommend plants for low water use environments.
Topics and Scope
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1. Plant morphology as used in ornamentals.
a. botanical names
1. building the plant name
b. botanical terms
1. parts of a plant
2. Woody ornamentals - deciduous trees.
a. trees
1. shade, flowering, specimen
b. shrubs
1. flowering, foundation, specimen
3. Coniferous and evergreen trees.
a. shade, screen, hedge, windbreaks
b. Flowering, low water use.
4. Indoor plants.
a. low light situations
b. high light situations
c. hanging plants
d. specialty plants
Assignments:
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1. Written report and oral presentation on selected plant or plant
group.
2. Regular completion of plant I.D. sheets.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 20% |
| Written homework, Essay exams | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 50% |
| Homework problems, Field work, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 10% |
| Class performances, Field work | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 20% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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MANUAL OF CULTIVATED PLANTS by Bailey.
NEW WESTERN GARDEN BOOK by Sunset.
Sunset, Ortho, and HP books on trees and indoor plants.
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