OEKB100090 Plant systematics and ecology

Type
course with non-continuous assessment
Semester hours
1
Lecturer (assistant)
Sheppard, Christine
Organisation
Botany
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

The lecture teaches the fundamentals of systematic botany. General principles and rules of taxonomy, nomenclature, and phylogeny are explained. Morphological characteristics for identifying plants are presented. The main groups of the plant kingdom are introduced, as well as the most important plant families in Austria.
Previous knowledge expected

Knowledge taught in Vegetation ecology for landscape planning (OEKB100082)
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

After successfully completing the course, students will be familiar with the theoretical and practical fundamentals of systematic botany. They will have an overview of
the systematics, diversity, ecology, and evolutionary development of the plant kingdom, especially higher plants. Students will be able to describe and recognize important
plant families based on their characteristics.


Students are familiar with the basic concepts of systematic botany and are able to apply the technical terms used to describe plant morphology as the basis for systematic
classification. This provides them with the necessary preparation for the “Exercises in Plant Systematics and Ecology” (OEKB100091) and enables them to
apply this knowledge of technical terms as a basis in the identification exercises.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.