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Botany Certificate Classes
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.
Click here for an overview of the required courses and electives.
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Botanical Latin - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Botanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating more... | |||||
| 213GAR360DO | 03/08 | Mo | 6:15pm-8:15pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
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Nature's Pharmacy - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.For centuries herbs and spices have been prized not just for their flavors, but as state-of-the-art medicine. Learn about a variety of plants historically used for more... | |||||
| 213BOT346DO | 03/13 | Sa | 10:00am-12:00pm | Candee | ONLINE | |
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Native Flora in Spring - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Witness the diversity of plants in the northeast as they flower and more... | |||||
| 214BOT333ABL | 04/11 | Su | 9:00am-12:00pm | Slowik | BLENDED | |
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Spring Mushrooms - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.As the mushroom season awakens, discover how and where to hunt for more... | |||||
| 214BOT330BL | 04/15 | Th | 10:00am-1:00pm | Sadowski | OFS-BL | |
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Plant Diversity - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Explore the myriad structures and life cycles of the vast diversity of plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria. Delve into the evolutionary reasons behind how and more... | |||||
| 214BOT317O | 04/19 | Mo | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Boyer, Ph.D. | ONLINE | |
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Native Flora in Spring - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Witness the diversity of plants in the northeast as they flower and more... | |||||
| 214BOT333BBL | 04/21 | We | 9:00am-12:00pm | Slowik | BLENDED | |
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Dendrology: Woody Plant Identification - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.From towering tulip trees to creeping partridge berries, woody plants make up more... | |||||
| 214BOT375ABL | 04/22 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Kaechele | BLENDED | |
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The Science of Tree Communication - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Trees may appear to be strong and silent, but they can "talk"—to one another, to other plants, and to animals and insects. Discover how trees more... | |||||
| 214BOT385CO | 04/22 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE | |
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Forest Ecology - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Explore the basic principles that influence the ecological relationships of the forest more... | |||||
| 214BOT326ABL | 04/24 | Sa | 9:30am-12:30pm | Schmiege | BLENDED | |
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Ethnobotany: A Practitioner's Perspective - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.NYBG Ethnobotanist Dr. Michael Balick has studied the relationship between plants and people for over 40 years. Explore the basics of ethnobotany, supplemented by stories and more... | |||||
| 214BOT344O | 04/26 | Mo | 5:15pm-7:00pm | Balick | ONLINE | |
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Psychedelic Mushrooms - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Discover the power, the allure, and the science of psychedelic mushrooms. Food journalist and former president of the New York Mycological Society, Eugenia Bone, author of more... | |||||
| 214BOT302AO | 04/30 | Fr | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Bone | ONLINE | |
May
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Botanical Latin - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Botanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating more... | |||||
| 214GAR360AO | 05/04 | Tu | 10:30am-12:30pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
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The Science of Tree Communication - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Trees may appear to be strong and silent, but they can "talk"—to one another, to other plants, and to animals and insects. Discover how trees more... | |||||
| 214BOT385AO | 05/05 | We | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Herrera | ONLINE | |
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Herbaceous Plant Identification - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Herbaceous plants occupy prairies, wetlands, forest understories, and many other habitats. The more... | |||||
| 214BOT376BL | 05/08 | Sa | 9:00am-11:30am | Hagen | BLENDED | |
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Nature's Pharmacy - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.For centuries herbs and spices have been prized not just for their flavors, but as state-of-the-art medicine. Learn about a variety of plants historically used for more... | |||||
| 214BOT346AO | 05/15 | Sa | 10:00am-12:00pm | Candee | ONLINE | |
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Morphology of Flowering Plants - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Angiosperms (flowering plants) are the dominant plants in most of the world's habitats today. Through laboratory demonstrations and dissections, examine the morphology of flowers, fruits, and more... | |||||
| 214BOT431O | 05/19 | We | 10:00am-12:00pm | Alvarez | ONLINE | |
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Plant Structure- ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Get a solid grounding in the basic plant body, from the cell to the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. We will discuss the base-level chemistry more... | |||||
| 214BOT315AO | 06/03 | Th | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Alim | ONLINE | |
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Native Flora in Summer - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Learn to identify native and introduced herbs, ferns, shrubs, and trees as more... | |||||
| 214BOT334BL | 06/10 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Holmes | BLENDED | |
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Pressing Plants for Art & ScienceThis class will meet outside on NYBG grounds; rain or shine. Registered students will receive more information regarding meeting location. Participants must follow current safety procedures.From the field to the folder, this course covers the essentials of making more... | |||||
| 214BOT338 | 06/18 | Fr | 2:00pm-5:00pm | Atha | NYBG | |
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Plant Diversity - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Explore the myriad structures and life cycles of the vast diversity of plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria. Delve into the evolutionary reasons behind how and more... | |||||
| 214BOT317BO | 06/21 | Mo | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Alvarez | ONLINE | |
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Psychedelic Mushrooms - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Discover the power, the allure, and the science of psychedelic mushrooms. Food journalist and former president of the New York Mycological Society, Eugenia Bone, author of more... | |||||
| 214BOT302BO | 06/28 | Mo | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Bone | ONLINE | |
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Botanical Latin - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Botanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating more... | |||||
| 214GAR360BO | 06/29 | Tu | 6:15pm-8:15pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
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Forest Ecology - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Explore the basic principles that influence the ecological relationships of the forest more... | |||||
| 221BOT326BBL | 07/07 | We | 5:30pm-8:30pm | Schmiege | BLENDED | |
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Paleobotany: The Origin of Plants - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Paleobotany, the study of plant evolution through fossil evidence, gives us insights into Earth's past and present flora. Gain a clearer perception about historical patterns of more... | |||||
| 221BOT434O | 07/12 | Mo | 5:00pm-7:00pm | Boyer, Ph.D. | ONLINE | |
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The Science of Tree Communication - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Trees may appear to be strong and silent, but they can "talk"—to one another, to other plants, and to animals and insects. Discover how trees more... | |||||
| 221BOT385BO | 07/13 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE | |
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Summer Mushrooms - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Chanterelles, Milk Caps, Black Trumpets, Boletes of all kinds, and many more... | |||||
| 221BOT356BL | 08/05 | Th | 10:00am-1:00pm | Sadowski | OFS-BL | |
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Psychedelic Mushrooms - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Discover the power, the allure, and the science of psychedelic mushrooms. Food journalist and former president of the New York Mycological Society, Eugenia Bone, author of more... | |||||
| 221BOT302CO | 08/26 | Th | 10:30am-12:30pm | Bone | ONLINE | |
