Botany/Plant Diversity
Botany is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. Traditionally, botany includes the study of fungi and algae by mycologists and phycologists respectively.
This topic is found in the Biology Major's Curriculum as part of:
C-ID BIOL 155 - Botany/Plant Diversity and Ecology
C-ID BIOL 130S - Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Evolution
C-ID BIOL 135S - Biology Sequence for Majors
C-ID BIOL 140 - Organismal Biology
Textbooks
Biology Links to an external site. (OpenStax) used by:
- Lake Tahoe Community College
- Santa Ana College
- Antelope Valley College
- Berkeley City College
Botany Links to an external site.(LibreTexts)
Biology for Majors II (Lumen)
Lab Manuals
A lab manual for General Botany with Lab Links to an external site.. Created by CCC faculty through the ASCCC-OERI project
Advanced Topics
Intech Open Access Textbooks Links to an external site.
Fungi of California Links to an external site.
USDA Interactive Plant ID Links to an external site.
Jepson Herbarium eFlora Key Links to an external site.
Wolfram Links to an external site. - (CC-BY-NC-SA) variety of modeling interactives; can be used to for data collection
Homework Systems
OpenStax Partners Links to an external site. create optional low-cost technology products that are integrated with the OpenStax books.
The Lumen textbook above is free; Waymaker and Candela options include low costs homework systems