Identification of Higher Plants

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label Diverse autorenew 2025-09-29, 17:01 history_edu Maria Dumitru
The course will provide an overview of botanical terminology with special emphasis on diverse families. It is divided into two modules:

1) Lab exercises at Aarhus University, which introduce the students to the descriptive terminology used in botanical identification keys (2 ECTS).

2) Field excursion to selected localities in northern Jutland, which will train the analytical skills of the students and introduce them to preparing voucher specimens (3 ECTS).

Period
06-08-2014 - 18-08-2014 (2 weeks)

Target group
Master's students

Course aim
The overall aim of the course is to strengthen the analytical skills of the students and train them in using both written and electronic identification tools to higher plants.

Credits
5.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 0: Students on a bilateral exchange programme do not have to pay. Freemovers are obliged to pay participation fees while tuition fees only apply to freemovers from countries outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland.

Course leader
Anders Barfod, Aarhus University

Aarhus University International Centre
Address: Hoeg Guldbergs Gade 4, building 1650 Aarhus C
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: http://www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: SummerUniversity@adm.au.dk
Phone: +45 8942 2320