Vascular
Flora of Wisconsin
- Botany 401
Spring 2020
Lecture Schedule (pdf)
Clink links below for access to PowerPoint lectures — available 1-2 days prior to lecture. The first files are color pdfs and recommended for reviewing only. The second files are black/white pdfs, four per page, and better for printing. |
Week |
Date |
Lecture Topic |
| 1 | Jan 21 | Introduction, Wisconsin Flora and Vegetation [Color or BW] |
| Jan 23 | Nomenclature, Classification [Color or BW], Seed Free Vascular Plants I [Color or BW] |
| 2 |
Jan 28 | Seed Free Vascular Plants II, Gymnosperms [Color or BW] |
| Jan30 | Flower and Fruit Morphology in Angiosperms [Color or BW] [Flower help] [InflorescenceColor or BW] |
Extra readings if you need review on plant structure |
Review of basic plant morphology - vegetative and sexual - Judd et al. Chapter 4 |
| Review of lycopods, ferns, horsetails, conifers - Judd et al. Chapter 8 |
| 3 |
Feb 4 | Water Lilies and Buttercups [Color or BW] |
| Feb 6 | May Apples and Sycamores [Color or BW] |
| 4 |
Feb 11 | Spring Beauty and Sundews [Color or BW] |
| Feb 13 | Currants and Raspberries [Color or BW] |
| 5 |
Feb 18 | Elms, Mulberries, and Legumes [Color or BW] |
| Feb 20 | Violets, Aspens, and Gourds [Color or BW] |
| 6 |
Feb 25 | Wisconsin's Endangered Flora [Color or BW] [WIS List & WIS Delisted] [WIS Natural Heritage Working List] |
| Feb27 | Oaks, Birches, and Evening Primroses [Color or BW] [No Lab Feb 26/27: Review] |
| 7 |
Mar 3 | Assembly of Great Lake Forests [Color or BW] [Exam 1 in lab, Mar 2/3] |
| Mar 5 | Mustards, Mallows, and Maples [Color or BW] |
| 8 |
Mar 10 | Blueberries and Gentians [Color or BW] |
| Mar 12 | Nightshades and Morning Glories [Color or BW] [Forest site locations given to TAs] |
Spring Break Mar 16 - 20 |
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9 |
Mar 24 | Mints and Snapdragons [Color or BW] |
| Mar 26 | Honeysuckles and Carrots [Color or BW] |
| 10 |
Mar 31 | Bellflowers and Asters [Color or BW] |
| Apr 2 | Arums, Lilies, and Orchids [Color or BW] |
| 11 |
Apr 7 | Spiderworts, Sedges, and Grasses [Color or BW] |
| Apr 9 | Wisconsin's Invasive New Flora [Color or BW] |
| 12 |
Apr 14 | DNA Barcoding of our Flora [Color or BW] [Endangered species Report due] [no lab, Apr 13/14: Review] |
| Apr 16 | [no lecture] [Exam 2 in lab, Apr 15/16] |
| 13 |
Apr 21 | [no lecture] [local field trip, Apr 20-21] |
| Apr 23 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] | |
| Apr 25 | Saturday Field Trip - optional |
| 14 |
Apr 28 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
| Apr 30 | Field Work [no lecture or lab] |
MAY 3 - 8 FINAL EXAMS IN THE FIELD to be scheduled |
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