Apply scientific plant collection criteria and skills in the fieldApply technical descriptive terms to flower structure, inflorescences, leaves, surfaces and underground partsDemonstrate ability to use a dichotomous key for plant identificationDemonstrate the ability to make field notes to support plant collectionsDescribe the morphological characteristics of vascular plantsDifferentiate between angiosperms, eudicots, monocots, gymnosperms and pteridophytesDifferentiate between the principle plant communities in Nova ScotiaExplain the components of plant systematics, classification , nomenclature and identificationGenerate a plant collection to herbarium standardsIdentify selected vascular plants to family and speciesOutline the main components of the Flora of Nova ScotiaPoint to the principle tools for identifying plantsRecall the criteria for endemic, native and introduced plantsRecall the milestones of plant systematics from Linneaus to cladisticsRecognise 6 common plant families
