Università Roma Tre

Plant biodiversity: importance of its knowledge and the multiple uses of this plant heritage. Systematics, Classification, Classification methods, Taxonomy, Taxonomic categories and nomenclature. Identification techniques (dichotomous keys, florae). Realization of an Herbarium. Emersion from the aquatic environment, Cryptogams - Ancestral and fossil Pteridophytes, Pteridophytes (general and systematic characters, Spermatophytes - Gimnospermae (general characters and systematic), Characters with taxonomic value - roots, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, inflorescences, infructescences, pollen, secondary metabolites, Spermatophytes - Angiospermae (general characters and systematic), differences between Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons, Spermatophytes - Angiosperms Dicotyledons (general characters and systematic), Spermatophytes - Monocotyledons Angiosperms (general characters and systematic).
Laboratory: use of dicotomic keys for taxonomical determination, plant biodiversity in kitchen.
Educational Excursion within Rome and Latium.

Pdfs of the lessons performed during the course and the using of the following books:
Judd, Campbell, Kellogg, Stevens, Donoghue. Botanica sistematica. Un approccio filogenetico. PICCIN
Pasqua, Abbate, Forni. Botanica generale e Diversità vegetale. PICCIN

The teacher receives Mon, Wed, Fri from 12.00 to 13.00 by appointment via email: simona.ceschin@uniroma3.it

In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions governing the methods of receiving students will be implemented.