| Lecturer | Lecture Number |
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| Downie | 1 | Wed, Jan 20 | Course Information and What is Systematics? |
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| Downie | 2 | Fri, Jan 22 | Vegetative Morphology |
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| Downie | 3 | Mon, Jan 25 | Vegetative Morphology (continued) |
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| Downie | 4 | Wed, Jan 27 | The Taxonomic Hierarchy and Classification | |
| Downie | 5 | Fri, Jan 29 | Floral Terminology | |
| Downie | 6 | Mon, Feb 1 | Floral Terminology (continued) and Floral Formulas |
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| Downie | 7 | Wed, Feb 3 Lecture Assignment 1 Assigned |
Botanical Nomenclature | |
| Robertson | 8 | Fri, Feb 5 | The Tallgrass Prairie | |
| Downie | 9 | Mon, Feb 8 | Fruits and Inflorescences |
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| Downie | 10 | Wed, Feb 10 Lecture Assignment 1 Due |
Methods and Principles of Systematics
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| Downie | 11 | Fri, Feb 12 Lecture Assignment 2 Assigned |
Methods and Principles of Systematics (continued) | |
| Downie | 12 | Mon, Feb 15 | Magnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae & Papaveraceae Default Conditions for Plants Objectives for Plant Families Happy Presidents' Day |
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| Downie | 13 | Wed, Feb 17 | Molecular Systematics | |
| Downie | 14 | Fri, Feb 19 | Hamamelidaceae, Moraceae & Fagaceae | |
| Downie | 15 | Mon, Feb 22 Lecture Assignment 2 Due |
Betulaceae & Lecture Review | |
| Downie | 16 | Web, Feb 24 | First Lecture Exam Coverage: Lectures 1 – 15 |
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| Downie | 17 | Fri, Feb 26 Lecture Assignment 3 Assigned |
Caryophyllid Clade Cactaceae Caryophyllaceae |
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| Downie | 18 | Mon, Mar 1 | Caryophyllid Clade (continued) Portulacaceae Polygonaceae |
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| Downie | 19 | Wed, Mar 3 | Breeding Systems | |
| Downie | 20 | Fri, Mar 5 | Preserving and Collecting Plants | |
| Downie | 21 | Mon, Mar 8 Lecture Assignment 3 Due |
Slide Review | |
| Downie | 22 | Wed, Mar 10 | Laboratory Slide Exam Coverage: Labs 1 – 7 | |
| Downie | 23 | Fri, Mar 12 | Malvaceae, Cucurbitaceae & Brassicaceae | |
| Downie | 24 | Mon, Mar 15 | Ericaceae, Salicaceae & Violaceae | |
| Robertson | 25 | Wed, Mar 17 | Pollination
Happy St. Patrick's Day |
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| Downie | 26 | Fri, Mar 19 | Private Life of Plants Video "The Birds and the Bees" |
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| Spring Break
Mar 22 – Mar 26 |
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| Downie | 27 | Mon, Mar 29 Lecture Assignment 4 Assigned |
Fabaceae, Onagraceae & Euphorbiaceae | |
| Downie | 28 | Wed, Mar 31 | Private Life of Plants Video "Branching Out" |
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| Robertson | 29 | Fri, Apr 2 | Introduction to Dispersal | |
| Downie | 30 | Mon, Apr 5 Lecture Assignment 4 Due |
Asclepiadaceae, Solanaceae, Oleaceae & Caprifoliaceae | |
| Downie | 31 | Wed, Apr 7 | Second Lecture Exam Coverage: Lectures 17 – 30 |
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| Downie | 32 | Fri, Apr 9 | Lamiaceae & Scrophulariaceae | |
| Downie | 33 | Mon, Apr 12 | Asteraceae
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| Robertson | 34 | Wed, Apr 14 | Parasitic Plants and Carnivorous Plants |
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| Downie | 35 | Fri, Apr 16 | Aceraceae & Apiaceae | |
| Downie | 36 | Mon, Apr 19 | Rosaceae | |
| Downie | 37 | Wed, Apr 21 | Historical Systematics |
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| Downie | 38 | Fri, Apr 23 Lecture Assignment 5 Assigned |
Monocots | |
| Downie | 39 | Mon, Apr 26 | Monocots (continued) | |
| Downie | 40 | Wed, Apr 28 | Origin of Angiosperms | |
| Robertson | 41 | Fri, Apr 30 | Biodiversity | |
| Downie | 42 | Mon, May 3 Lecture Assignment 5 Due |
Slide Review | |
| Downie | 43 | Wed, May 5 | Laboratory Slide Exam Coverage: comprehensive | |
| Final Lecture Exam Comprehensive Friday, May 7 1:30 – 4:30 AM Depending upon class interest, there may be a lecture review prior to the final lecture exam |
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