Biology 264 - Plant Diversity and Evolution

Plant Diversity & Evolution

Spring
2026
01
4.00
Jesse Bellemare

TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Smith College
BIO-264-01-202603
Sabin-Reed 208
jbellema@smith.edu
This course explores the diversity of plant life and investigates its evolutionary origins and history through a mixture of lecture, lab, and discussion activities. A key focus of the course is the ecological and environmental context of major evolutionary developments in the Land Plants, including their adaptations to various abiotic challenges, as well as antagonistic and mutualistic interactions with other organisms. The survey of plant diversity is guided by recent phylogenetic studies, and students make use of the outstanding living collections in the Lyman Plant House. Corequisite: BIO 265. Enrollment limited to 20.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.

Must take Course(s) BIO 265 - Plant Diversity & Evolutn Lab

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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