A lot of content to memorize with a lot of weight put on the midterm and final. Lab section made up for boring lecture component.

a lot of focus on every evolutionary trait in plants including every phylum and some genus. hard to memorize all the scientific terms but interesting material.

Starr is passionate about his plants but goes off topic too much. Attendance is not mandatory and skipping is tempting because all the material is on the slides.

Don't cram study for exams, too much material that will not stick in you brain and he asks questions on very specific facts.