Reading List

Reading Schedule - 2020

All required readings (in bold) are available electronically at Canvas. All other readings come from the optional text Plant Systematics, 2nd ed. (Simpson, 2010) that is available in the course lab room. If any of the latter readings become required, e files will be made available.

Week

Lecture Topic

**Readings (* = non text)**

1 No Class

Introduction

Chpt. 1 Plant systematics-an overview

Daly et al. 2012. Systematic Agenda 2020. Systematic Biology 61: 549-552.

Angiosperm morphology Chpt. 9 Plant morphology,* 451-493

2 No Class

Angiosperm morphology

Chpt. 6 Evolution of flowering plants

Nomenclature: the art of naming

Chpt. 16 Plant nomenclature

Payne 2016. Why do taxonomists write the meanest obituaries? Nautilus, Issue 35: Boundaries

3

Classification: the art of grouping

Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms,* 181-185

Angiosperm classification

Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 181-185

Angiosperm classification

Chpt. 7: Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 185-200

4

Magnolids & Paleoherbs: magnolias and wild gingers

Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 276-285

Ranunculids: buttercups

Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 276-285

Darwin's "abominable mystery"

Saquet et al. 2017. The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification. Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms16047.

Chpt. 6 Evolution of flowering plants, 176-178

5

Lecture Exam #1

Chemosystematics: sensual compounds

Edger et al. 2015. The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications. PNAS 112: 8362–8366.

Caryophyllids: carnations, cacti, and chenopods

Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 295-312

6 Biosystematics: evolution, isolating mechanisms Rieseberg et al. 2006. The nature of plant species. Nature 440: 524-527.

Biosystematics: speciation

Chpt. 19 Species and conservation in plant systematics, 649-662

Biosystematics: speciation

7

Phylogenetics: Tracing the tree of life

Chpt. 2 Phylogenetic systematics*

Phylogenetics II

Rosids I: roses and currants

Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 285-292, 331-339

8

Rosids II: legumes and hemp

Chpt. 8: 328-331

Rosids III: walnuts and violets

Chpt. 8: 315-327, 339-344

Rosids IV: willows and maples

Chpt. 8: 366-371

9

Rosids V: mustards and mallows

Chpt. 8: 291-293, 347-366

Biosystematics: pollination biology

Chpt. 13 Plant reproductive biology

Serrano-Serrano et al. 2017. Hummingbird pollination and the diversification of angiosperms: an old and successful association in Gesneriaceae. Proc. R. Soc. B 284: 20162816

Plant oddities and systematic puzzles

Davis et al. 2007. Floral gigantism in Rafflesiaceae. Science 315: 1812.

10

Lecture Exam #2

Lower Asterids: blueberries and dogwoods

Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 372-389

Asterids I: gentians and milkweeds

Chpt. 8: 389-400, 412-416

11

Asterids II: mints and snapdragons

Chpt. 8: 400-412

Asterids III: ginseng, honeysuckles, asters

Chpt. 8: 416-435

Monocots I: origins, aquatics and aroids

Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 200-210

12

Monocots II: lilies and irises

Chpt. 7: 210-224

Monocots III: orchids and palms

Chpt. 7: 210-224

Givnish et al. 2015. Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification. Proc. R. Soc. B 282: 20151553.

Monocots IV: sedges and grasses

Chpt. 7: 224-254

Givnish et al. 2015. Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification. Proc. R. Soc. B 282: 20151553.

13 Molecular phylogenetics Chpt. 14: Plant molecular systematics

NO CLASS

NO CLASS - Thanksgiving

14

Historical biogeography

*Crisp et al. 2009. Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale. Nature 458 doi:10.1038/nature07764

Adaptive radiations: evolutionary and systematic repercussions

Land plant radiations

15

Lecture Exam #3 - take home

Week	Lecture Topic	*Readings ( = non text)**
1	No Class
	Introduction	Chpt. 1 Plant systematics-an overview *Daly et al. 2012. Systematic Agenda 2020. Systematic Biology 61: 549-552.
	Angiosperm morphology	Chpt. 9 Plant morphology, 451-493
2	No Class
	Angiosperm morphology	Chpt. 6 Evolution of flowering plants
	Nomenclature: the art of naming	Chpt. 16 Plant nomenclature *Payne 2016. Why do taxonomists write the meanest obituaries? Nautilus, Issue 35: Boundaries
3	Classification: the art of grouping	Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 181-185
	Angiosperm classification	Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 181-185
	Angiosperm classification	Chpt. 7: Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 185-200
4	Magnolids & Paleoherbs: magnolias and wild gingers	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 276-285
	Ranunculids: buttercups	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 276-285
	Darwin's "abominable mystery"	*Saquet et al. 2017. The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification. Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms16047. Chpt. 6 Evolution of flowering plants, 176-178
5	Lecture Exam #1
	Chemosystematics: sensual compounds	*Edger et al. 2015. The butterfly plant arms-race escalated by gene and genome duplications. PNAS 112: 8362–8366.
	Caryophyllids: carnations, cacti, and chenopods	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 295-312
6	Biosystematics: evolution, isolating mechanisms	*Rieseberg et al. 2006. The nature of plant species. Nature 440: 524-527.
	Biosystematics: speciation	Chpt. 19 Species and conservation in plant systematics, 649-662
	Biosystematics: speciation
7	Phylogenetics: Tracing the tree of life	Chpt. 2 Phylogenetic systematics
	Phylogenetics II
	Rosids I: roses and currants	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 285-292, 331-339
8	Rosids II: legumes and hemp	Chpt. 8: 328-331
	Rosids III: walnuts and violets	Chpt. 8: 315-327, 339-344
	Rosids IV: willows and maples	Chpt. 8: 366-371
9	Rosids V: mustards and mallows	Chpt. 8: 291-293, 347-366
	Biosystematics: pollination biology	Chpt. 13 Plant reproductive biology *Serrano-Serrano et al. 2017. Hummingbird pollination and the diversification of angiosperms: an old and successful association in Gesneriaceae. Proc. R. Soc. B 284: 20162816
	Plant oddities and systematic puzzles	*Davis et al. 2007. Floral gigantism in Rafflesiaceae. Science 315: 1812.
10	Lecture Exam #2
	Lower Asterids: blueberries and dogwoods	Chpt. 8 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 372-389
	Asterids I: gentians and milkweeds	Chpt. 8: 389-400, 412-416
11	Asterids II: mints and snapdragons	Chpt. 8: 400-412
	Asterids III: ginseng, honeysuckles, asters	Chpt. 8: 416-435
	Monocots I: origins, aquatics and aroids	Chpt. 7 Diversity and classification of angiosperms, 200-210
12	Monocots II: lilies and irises	Chpt. 7: 210-224
	Monocots III: orchids and palms	Chpt. 7: 210-224 *Givnish et al. 2015. Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification. Proc. R. Soc. B 282: 20151553.
	Monocots IV: sedges and grasses	Chpt. 7: 224-254 *Givnish et al. 2015. Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification. Proc. R. Soc. B 282: 20151553.
13	Molecular phylogenetics	Chpt. 14: Plant molecular systematics
	NO CLASS
	NO CLASS - Thanksgiving
14	Historical biogeography	*Crisp et al. 2009. Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale. Nature 458 doi:10.1038/nature07764
	Adaptive radiations: evolutionary and systematic repercussions
	Land plant radiations
15	Lecture Exam #3 - take home

Reading Schedule - 2020

All required readings (in bold) are available electronically at Canvas. All other readings come from the optional text Plant Systematics, 2nd ed. (Simpson, 2010) that is available in the course lab room. If any of the latter readings become required, e files will be made available.