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AHCPCM201A
Recognise plants

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit involves collecting and documenting plant information and updating a plant reference collection.

This unit covers the process of recognising plants that are commonly encountered in horticulture or land management situations and defines the standard required to: inspect and research enterprise plants; observe and record the habits; characteristics and significant features of plants; use available processes to recognise plants; update a plant reference collection.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

inspect and research enterprise plants

observe and record the habits, characteristics and significant features of plants

use available processes to recognise plants

update a plant reference collection.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

recognise the range of plants specific to the enterprise

describe the plant attributes and main purpose within the enterprise

describe the specific handling requirements and growth requirements

identify available processes of literature searches, internet browsing, personal consultation with experts, specimen collections, field guides, workplace notes, and use of simple keys to aid recognition

update reference collection

use literacy skills to follow sequenced written instructions and record information accurately and legibly

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

plant morphology and physiology

range of plant identification techniques

plant nomenclature

enterprise procedures for obtaining and supplying advice and information about plants

enterprise expectations about the range and number of plants to be recognised.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Plants may include:

those native or introduced species (including weeds) commonly encountered in horticulture or land management situations.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Range of plants requiring recognition is identified. 
Resources and equipment for use in recognition activity are prepared. 
Available processes for plant recognition are identified, selected and prepared for use. 
Visual inspection and research processes of enterprise plants are undertaken. 
Specified plants are recognised according to their identifiable characteristics and named. 
Brief descriptions of plant habits, characteristics and significant features are recorded. 
Advice is sought when necessary and where appropriate in the recognition activity. 
Information about plants is documented and added to the reference collection. 
Reference collection is updated as new plants are recognised. 

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