UWB Herbarium: PNW Trees and Shrubs
  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
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UWB Herbarium: PNW Trees and Shrubs

Issued by UW Bothell

The University of Washington (UW) Bothell Herbarium is a plant lab that collects, preserves, and stores plants specimens for later use in study and research. The practice of herbaria and cataloging specimens dates back to the 18th century. The UW Bothell Herbarium provides an opportunity for herbarium volunteers to test their knowledge of common trees and shrubs in the Puget Sound lowlands.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Herbarium participants must go on field days/nature walks where they are introduced to tree and shrub species in the wetlands, on campus, or in local parks. In the lab, they also can view pressed and preserved specimens in the cabinet, and have access to keys and field guides. Identify 16 out of 20 live or pressed plant specimens correctly (80%) in 60 minutes. Exam is given as a practicum, with one plant per station. Students rotate through the stations, averaging 3 minutes with each specimen.
  • Species list (subject to change): Abies grandis, Acer circinatum, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra, Arbutus menziesii, Betula papyrifera, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta, Crataegus douglasii, Frangula purshiana, Fraxinus latifolia, Lonicera involucrata, Malus fusca, Oemleria cerasiformis, Physocarpus capitatus, Picea sitchensis, Pinus contorta var. contorta, Pinus monticola, Populus trichocarpa, Populus tremuloides, Prunus emarginata, cont...
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii, Rosa gymnocarpa, Rosa nutkana, Rosa pisocarpa, Rubus spectabilis, Salix lasiandra ssp. lasiandra, Salix scouleriana, Salix sitchensis, Sambucus racemosa, Spiraea douglasii, Symphoricarpos alba, Taxus brevifolia, Thuja plicata, Tsuga heterophylla.
  • Co-curricular badges are given to students by an Office or Department, at the University of Washington Bothell, and are not part of student’s official academic transcript.