Conduct a qualitative and quantitative ethnobotanical study and write a 4 to 6 page paper detailing the study.
The study can focus on the uses of plants located in the student’s garden, back or front yard, kitchen pantry,
refrigerator, work place, or neighborhood. Any location where there are people interacting with plants is
permissible keeping in mind restrictions related to Covid-19. The study should include mention of culturally
significant plants that are being grown or used. Students will reveal their ethnobotanical data and conclusions
through detailed diagrams and construction of the cultural reproduction of and promotion of plant knowledge
and practices they discovered during their study. They must also build, analyze and evaluate a folk taxonomy.
A written profile of the selected plants will include scientific and common names, ecological notes, systematics,
cultural uses of the plants, as well as information regarding how the cultures relate to the plant; in ceremony,
ritual, and manners. The central part of the study will be a Fidelity Level and Use Value quantitive analysis of
the plants noted in the study. The paper should be double-spaced using size 12 font and include proper
citations in the body of the paper based on the Chicago Manual of Style. A list of references will be included at
the end.
The Plant Allophyllum gilioides.
links to help with research
http://naeb.brit.org/
https://www.calflora.org/
https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/
https://pfaf.org/user/cmspage.aspx?pageid=301
https://www.swsbm.com/HOMEPAGE/GenusIndex.html
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