Exploring the World of Plants

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There are currently between 300.000 and 350.000 species of land plants known. These vary tremendously in terms of their characteristics and diversity. In this skill, you will explore plant morphology with the assistance of dissecting microscopes and prepare your own slides to further investigate the anatomy of plants with compound microscopes. We will take excursions into the field to observe plants in the wild (and urban environments), retrieve material for the lab component, and make voucher specimens to be included in the MSP Herbarium.