BIOL
348 - Plant Taxonomy
Spring 2009
Instructor: Lawrence A.
Alice, Ph.D.
Office: TCNW 218 (inner office); office hours: TWR 10:30-11:30
Phone: 745-7029; E-mail: lawrence.alice@wku.edu
Homepage: http://bioweb.wku.edu/faculty/alice
Lecture MW 11:30 - 12:25, TCNW Room 101
Lab M 12:40 - 4:40, TCNW Room 222
TEXTBOOK: Judd,
W.S., C.S. Campbell, E.A. Kellogg, P.F. Stevens, and M.J. Donoghue. 2007. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach,
3rd ed. ISBN: 978-0-87893-407-2. $95.95 (Recommended).
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Learn basic techniques of plant collection and identification including
morphological terminology.
Be able to characterize and recognize ~40 major families of plants and their
economically important and common genera/species, and identify ~125 local
species in the field.
Acquire a basic understanding of relationships among flowering plants.
Gain exposure to a diversity of plant communities and species.
GRADING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
Lecture Exams: There will be three semester exams and one final exam.
All exams will be comprehensive.
Lab Quizzes: Quizzes will be administered
weekly throughout the semester; all of which will be comprehensive. These will
be based primarily on lab or field identification of plant families, genera,
and species, but also include morphological descriptive terminology.
Lab Final Exam: This will be a comprehensive exam
(~100 plants) involving field identification of plant families, genera, and
species.
Field Trips:
Missouri Botanical Garden/southern Illinois; 3 days/2 nights. 17-19 April, 2008
If you are unable to participate in these required
field trips, an appropriate alternative must be completed to earn the points.
Herbarium/Collection
Activity: Each
student will be required to participate in several activities associated with
plant collecting and herbarium activities. More details will be provided later.
Grading: Final course grades will be based
on the following components:
|
|
% of Total |
|
Lecture Exam 1 |
12.5 |
|
Lecture Exam 2 |
12.5 |
|
Lecture Exam 3 |
12.5 |
|
Lecture Final Exam |
15.0 |
|
Lab Quizzes/Assignments |
15.0 |
|
Lab Final |
15.0 |
|
Field Trips |
10.0 |
|
Herbarium/Collection
Activity |
7.5 |
Please note that there
will NOT
be any opportunity for extra credit. Letter grades will be issued based on
total points earned:
A = >90%; B = 80-89.9%; C = 70-79.9%; D = 60-69.9%; <60% = F.
POLICIES:
Make-up exams will ONLY be permitted provided that a University-approved
absence has been demonstrated.
Come to labs with designated field trips prepared to go outside in any weather.
Do not be late for lab; field trips will leave on time.
LAST DAY TO DROP
COURSE WITH A "W" IS 20 MARCH, 2009
Students with disabilities who require
accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for
this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services, Office for
Student Disability Services, located in the Student Success Center in DUC. The
OFSDS telephone number is (270) 745-5004 V/TDD. Please DO NOT request
accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a letter of
accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.
BIOL
348 - Plant Taxonomy Syllabus
Spring Semester 2009, Dr. Lawrence A. Alice
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE
|
Class |
Topic (chapters/pages to
read) |
|
JANUARY |
|
|
26 Wed |
Class overview;
Collecting; Herbaria |
|
26 lab |
NO LAB |
|
28 Wed |
Classification; History
of Plant Taxonomy |
|
FEBRUARY |
|
|
02 Mon |
Morphology Revisited:
Roots, Stems, & Leaves |
|
02 lab |
Morphology Revisited:
Roots, Stems, & Leaves |
|
04 Wed |
Botanical Nomenclature |
|
09 Mon |
|
|
09 lab |
Morphology Revisited:
Flowers & Fruits |
|
11 Wed |
|
|
16 Mon |
Nomenclature continued |
|
16 lab |
Ferns & Conifers |
|
18 Wed |
Tracheophytes;
Angiosperms |
|
23 Mon |
Lecture Exam 1 |
|
*23 lab |
Field Trip |
|
25 Wed |
"Non-monocot
Paleoherbs"; "Magnoliid Complex" |
|
MARCH |
|
|
02 Mon |
Monocots |
|
02 lab |
Family Studies |
|
04 Wed |
Monocots Cont'd |
|
09-13 |
NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK |
|
16 Mon |
Monocots Cont'd |
|
*16 lab |
Field Trip |
|
18 Wed |
"Basal Eudicots
(Tricolpates)" |
|
23 Mon |
Lecture Exam 2 (thru 17
Mar.) |
|
*23 lab |
Field Trip |
|
|
|
|
Caryophyllids |
|
|
*30 lab |
Field Trip |
|
APRIL |
|
|
01 Wed |
Basal & Core Rosids |
|
06 Mon |
Eurosid I |
|
*06 lab |
Field Trip |
|
08 Wed |
Eurosid I |
|
13 Mon |
Eurosid I |
|
*13 lab |
Field Trip |
|
15 Wed |
Eurosid I |
|
20 Mon |
Lecture Exam 3 |
|
*20 lab |
No Lab |
|
Eurosid II |
|
|
27 Mon |
Eurosid II & Basal
Asterids |
|
*27 lab |
Field Trip: 1st
Creek |
|
29 Wed |
Euasterid I |
|
MAY |
|
|
04 Mon |
Euasterid I & II |
|
*04 lab |
Lab Final Exam - Field
Trip |
|
06 Wed |
Euasterid II |
|
11 Mon |
Lecture Final Exam
(10:30-12:30) |
TAXA
TO BE STUDIED
"Non-monocot
Paleoherbs" (Amborellales, Nymphaeales, Austrobaileyales)
Families: Amborellaceae, Nymphaeaceae
"Magnoliid
Complex" (Canellales, Laurales, Magnoliales, Piperales)
Families: Magnoliaceae, Lauraceae
MONOCOTS
Families: Araceae, Liliaceae, Iridaceae, Orchidaceae, Arecaceae, Bromeliaceae,
Zingiberaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae
EUDICOTS (TRICOLPATES)
"Basal Eudicots (Tricolpates)"
Families: Ranunculaceae, Papaveraceae
CORE EUDICOTS (TRICOLPATES)
Caryophyllids
Families: Cactaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Polygonaceae
Rosids
Basal Rosids: Saxifragaceae, Crassulaceae
Core Eurosids: Myrtaceae
Eurosid I
Families: Euphorbiaceae, Clusiaceae, Salicaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Cucurbitaceae,
Rosaceae, Moraceae
Eurosid II
Families: Brassicaceae, Malvaceae, Sapindaceae, Anacardiaceae
Asterids
Basal Asterids
Families: Ericaceae
Euasterid I
Families: Solanaceae, Rubiaceae, Apocynaceae, Lamiaceae
Euasterid II
Families: Apiaceae, Asteraceae