Systematic Botany

Survey the major families of the angiosperms (flowering plants) and learn the characters and principles used to classify them. This course covers newly recognized higher order groupings of species, evolutionary trends in reproductive and vegetative structures, and recently reconstructed evolutionary histories (phylogenies) of plants. Prerequisite: Plant Diversity

Required Text:
Photographic Atlas of Botany and Guide to Plant Identification, by James L. Castner. Published by Feline Press: www.felinepress.com
Guide to Flowering Plant Familie, by Wendy B. Zomlefer

Prerequisite(s):
Plant Diversity

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