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Identify annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs used in
amenity horticulture
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working or intending to work in amenity
horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
life cycles of annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs; identify,
collect, label and present a range of a range of annuals, herbaceous
perennials, biennials, and bulbs; and identify, either in situ or ex situ, a range
of common annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs used in
amenity horticulture, excluding previously collected or uniquely photographed
specimens.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Amenity Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2008
Date version published
20 June 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Primary Industry Training Organisation holds a list of annuals, perennials, biennials,
and bulbs considered common in most areas or that are well known. However, other
species may be common in localised areas and should not be excluded.
2
Identifying features may include: leaves – arrangement, shape; flowering period;
flower shape and colours; inflorescence type; storage structures – bulbs, corms,
rhizomes.
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Definitions
Annuals refer to plants that are treated as annuals and removed after one season.
Unique identifier refers to a personal identifying object in the photograph that is used
to determine that individual actually took the photograph themself.
In situ refers to in its original place.
Ex situ refers to away from its original place.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the life cycles of annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs.
Performance criteria
1.1
The life cycles of annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs are
identified.
1.2
The life cycles of annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs are
described in terms of how they determine their typical use in amenity
horticulture.
Element 2
Identify, collect, label and present a range of annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials,
and bulbs used in amenity horticulture.
Performance criteria
2.1
Ten common annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, or bulbs are identified;
plant specimens are collected, pressed, dried and mounted, or photographed
with a unique identifier.
Range
2.2
at least two of each of – annuals, herbaceous perennials,
biennials, bulbs;
plants collected may include but are not limited to – Primary
Industry Training Organisation list; plant parts collected or
photographed include – foliage, stem, flowers.
Plant specimens and/or photographs with unique identifier are labelled and
presented.
Range
label includes – botanical, common, and family names; identifying
features; plant type; plant use; cultural requirements; date and site
collected.
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Element 3
Identify, either in situ or ex situ, a range of common annuals, herbaceous perennials,
biennials, and bulbs used in amenity horticulture, excluding previously collected or
uniquely photographed specimens.
Performance criteria
3.1
Ten common annual plants, ten common herbaceous perennials, five common
biennials, and five common bulbs are identified either in situ or ex situ,
excluding previously collected or uniquely photographed specimens.
Range
identification includes – common and family names; identifying
features; and plant use.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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