Explore the fascinating world of plant identification in this 32-minute video lecture from the series "The Botanist's Eye: Identifying the Plants around You." Dive into the basics of botany, learning to distinguish among the estimated 400,000 plant species on Earth. Begin with an introduction to root shapes, stem types, and leaf patterns before delving into more complex botanical terminology. Discover how to classify roots and stems, identify leaves, and describe leaf venation. Explore flower terminology and the various parts of a flower. Learn to differentiate between simple and aggregate fruits, identify dry fruits, and understand what constitutes a nut. Conclude by examining the classification of fleshy fruits. Equip yourself with the knowledge to recognize and appreciate the diverse plant life surrounding you.
Botany Basics - How to Identify Different Plant Species Around You
Overview
Syllabus
Classifying Roots and Stems
Identifying Leaves
Describing Leaf Venation
Flower Terminology
Exploring Parts of a Flower
Simple Fruits Versus Aggregate Fruits
Identifying Dry Fruits
What Is a Nut?
Classifying Fleshy Fruits
Taught by
Wondrium
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Reviews
4.7 rating, based on 6 Class Central reviews
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Interesting short course that helps identify the different ways plants are structured, from their roots, through stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. It does not show us all the different species of plants, but includes various images that highlight how they grow and what to look out for. I was particularly interested in the various types of fruits and how they are classified botanically.
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this was a very informative class i love the way she used the video as the way to explain the whole plant. i cant wait to go over this with my class
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Bri StradlingThis was a very helpful brief course, that is a great refresher, or a good start on general botanical terms and their uses for identification. -
Beneficial course.
Thanks a lot. I learned much more from this.
I was searching for this for long time. -
Lawren FullertonAs a beginner to learning the terminology used in this course It was alot to take in but I'm sure as time progresses I will be more familiar. Some of the content surprisingly I do recall from high school. There are more terms that I will study more but for now I'm satisfied with basics. -
Very interesting and helpful material in my major specially in my research project, gain a lot of information and 8 love because I belong to agricultural background
