The NYBG Botany Certificate Program is designed to deepen a student's scientific understanding of the plant kingdom. Students engage in subjects such as native flora, ethnobotany, ecology, and botanical nomenclature. Courses reflect the Garden's strengths in botanical science research, as well as its world-famous and unequalled resources—the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, housing some 7.4 million dried plant specimens, and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, with its collection of more than one million cataloged items and 11 million archival documents.
During the course of the program, students will come to know plants: how they function, grow, develop, and reproduce; and learn to identify a wide array of plants by stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits.
Those in pursuit of a Certificate must complete 169 total course hours (111 required + 58 elective). Browse this page to discover what required courses are currently scheduled.
May
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Herbaceous
plants
occupy
prairies,
wetlands,
forest
understories,
and
many
other
habitats.
The
identifying
characteristics
of
this
diverse
group
of
plants
are
often
quite
different
from
those
of
woody
plants.
You'll
learn
the
fundamental
herbaceous
plant
identification
characteristics,
as
well
as
more...
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244BOT376
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05/09
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Th
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5:00pm-8:00pm
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Hagen
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NYBG
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Explore the myriad structures and diverse life cycles of plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria. Discover how and why scientists have divided and classified these organisms.
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244BOT317O
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05/15
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We
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Kutos
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ONLINE
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June
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Learn
to
identify
native
and
introduced
herbs,
ferns,
shrubs,
and
trees
as
they
appear
in
summer,
and
get
to
know
plants
that
may
be
found
in
fields,
on
roadsides,
and
in
woodlands
and
wetlands.
Learn
about
basic
plant
structure
and
more...
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244BOT334
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06/07
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Fr
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Holmes
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NYBG
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September
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In autumn our native Northeast flora can be spectacular, but difficult to identify. With a 10X power hand lens and a plant key, you'll learn to identify these wildflowers, shrubs, and trees on the Garden grounds.
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251BOT331
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09/07
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Sa
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Slowik
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NYBG
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Get
a
solid
grounding
in
the
basic
plant
body-from
the
cell
to
the
roots,
stems,
leaves,
flowers,
and
fruit.
We'll
use
dissecting
and
compound
light
microscopes
to
observe
plant
anatomy,
then
introduce
the
base-level
chemistry
required
to
understand
the
world
more...
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251BOT315O
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09/09
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Mo
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Kutos
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ONLINE
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Learn to identify the native and naturalized trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the Northeast by their vegetative characteristics using their scientific and common names. You'll also hone your ability to use taxonomic keys and field guides.
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251BOT375BL
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09/24
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Tu
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Kaechele
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BLENDED
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