Plants of the Day

 Lecture 1 Exam

 Lecture 2 Exam

 Lecture 3 Exam

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Images of "plants of the day" mentioned in lecture will be added here as they are covered in lecture. Extra credit will be provided for solving the question given for each plant.

 

Lecture 1 plants

 

Amorphophallus titanum

titan arum

Who is this famous Dutch biologist from the early 20th century standing next to an inflorescence of the titan arum? . . . and for what is he famous?

 

Adansonia

baobabs

Who is now the world expert on the evolution and pollination biology of this genus of plants - mainly found in Madagascar - named after Michel Adanson?

 

Sassafras albidum

sassafras

Sassafras is forever linked with what great culinary tradition?

 

 

 

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