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    Botany is the scientific study of plants—how plants function, what they look like, how they are related to each other, where they grow. Botany often includes the study of algae, may deal with fungi and bacteria, and usually explores the lives of plants, from tiny floating duckweeds to gigantic redwood trees. Plants are essential to the lives of humans, providing all our food—either directly or indirectly—as well as the oxygen we breathe. In addition, the plant kingdom is nature’s medicine cabinet because plants are the source of many of the most important remedies used today. Some plants produce beautiful flowers for which people pay hundreds of dollars, plants and plant materials are worn by people, and some plants produce toxins that kill animals, including humans. Plants are the foundation of all terrestrial communities, and they dramatically affect the world’s climate, the global cycles of nutrients and water, as well as the lives of animals every day.

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    Faculty: Natural and Life Sciences

    Department: Ecology and Environment

    Target Audience: L2 S4 Ecology and Environment

    Course Title: Botany

    Credits: 06

    Coefficient: 03

    Hourly volume:  course: 03h  / TP: 03h

    Schedule: Sunday, 08:00  - 09:30     Wednesday, 08:00 - 09:30

    Classroom: Great hall 01,  Part 02

    Assessment Method: Semester Exam and Practical Work

    Instructor: Mr. Youssouf BOUDEN

    Contact: bouden.y@centre-univ-mila.com

    Availability: Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences

    Academic Year: 2024/2025


  • Course Learning Objectives


    This subject aims to introduce students to the classification and anatomical characterization of the major groups of the plant kingdom. The course also aims to provide students with knowledge of reproductive techniques.

  • Prerequisites

     The student must have knowledge of plant biology (morphology, anatomy, physiology).

  • Study Program

            Introduction to Botany

    1. Algae
    2. Fungi 
    3.  Lichens
    4. Bryophytes
    5. Pteridophytes
    6. Progymnosperms
    7. Gymnosperms
    8. Angiosperms



  • Introduction to Botany

  • I. Algae

  • II. Fungi

  • III. Lichens

  • IV. Bryophytes

  • V. Pteridophytes

  • VI. Progymnosperms

  • VII.Gymnosperms

  • VIII. Angiosperms

  • Practical Work (TP)

  • Bibliographic References:


    1. APG II. 2003. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Bot. J. Linnean Society 141:399–436.
    2. APG III. 2009. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Bot. J. Linnean Society 161:105–121.
    3. Lecointre G. et Le Guyader H. 2001. Classification phylogénétique du vivant. Ed. Belin.
    4. Reviers de B. 2002. Biologie et Phylogénie des algues. Tome 1 et 2. Ed. Belin.
    5. Meyer S., Reeb C. et Bosdeveix R. 2004. Botanique: Biologie et Physiologie végétales. Ed. Maloine.
    6. Dupont F., Guignard J.L. 2012. Botanique Les familles de plantes. Ed. Elsevier-Masson