Plant Identification Occupational Skills Award

The Plant Identification Occupational Skills Award encourages students to master skills required to identify all of the important annuals, groundcovers, vines, trees, shrubs, and native plants used in Southern California landscapes. Award holders will be able to make recommendations for the incorporation of these species into the landscape based on flower color, time of flowering, height, spread, fruit production, and known problems. This skill set will support students to gain entry level employment in nurseries (both wholesale and retail), tree care companies, landscape maintenance companies, and more.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Grow and maintain ornamental plant materials.
Identify local plant materials, including herbaceous and trees, shrubs, and California natives.
Identify plants contributing to local ecologies and habitats.

Required Core

HORT 10 PLANT MATERIALS-ORNAMENTAL 3 Units
HORT 11 PLANT MATERIALS-EDIBLES 3 Units
HORT 166 NATIVE PLANTS IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE 2 Units

Total Units for the Award: 8

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