Genetics and Reproduction of Plants

with Alexandra Holland

Tuesday, March 24 | 1 - 2:30pm

BRN - Core | BREG - Elective

Building on Beginning Botany, this class delves a little deeper into plant reproduction, looking at the reproductive cycle of mosses, ferns, pines, and flowering plants. We’ll also study how both genetics and environmental factors affect plant development. This includes a hands-on time to dissect flowers. Prerequisite: Beginning Botany

Alexandra Holland graduated from Duke University and earned her Master's degree in botany from the University of Texas at Austin. She was in the first class of students to be certified as Blue Ridge Naturalists. Alexandra managed the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin and spent many hours working with education programs at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. She has taught botany for over a decade and leads nature hikes in Western NC for groups of all ages.

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