Friday, November 1, 2013
An Overview of Grasses and Additional Internet Sites for ID
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Friday, October 25th Class
Anemone huphensis |
Orders, Families, Genus and Species to be Studied:
- Lamiales; This is a huge order that has recently swollen from 5 to 21 families by the addition of many plants from the old Scrophulariales.
- Lameaceae (mint family)
- Salvia leucantha (the Mexican sage)
- Acanthaceae (the Acanthus family)
- Justicia brandegeeana (syn. Belperone guttata. common name: the 'Shrimp plant')
- Bignonieaceae (the Bignonia family)
- Tacoma x smithii 'Orange Bells'
- Ranunculales
- Papaveraceae (poppy family)
- Eschsholzia californica (the California poppy) or
- Argemone mexicana (the Mexican prickly poppy)
- Ranunculaceae
- Anemone huphensis (basionym Anemone japonica var. huphensis)
Map and Photo Album of Example Plants
Other Links:
botany.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/newgate/vascwwwo_ar12jun07.htm
Other Links:
Ranunculales
Ranunculaceae
- RANUNCULACEAE
- www.botany.wisc.edu/sytsma/FieldBotanyWeb/ppt/22Families1.pdf
- Systematics of Vascular Plants
Papaveraceae
Lameriales
Labels:
Acanthaceae,
Anemone,
Argemone,
Bignonieaceae,
California Poppy,
Family,
Genus,
Lamiaceae,
Lamiales,
Papaveraceae,
Plant Identification Class,
Ranunculaceae,
Ranunculales,
Salvia,
Species
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Friday, October 18th Plant Identification Class
Amaryllidaceae, Orchidaceae and Asteraceae
Asteraceae Links
Amaryllidaceae Links
Orchidaceae Links
Labels:
Amaryllidaceae,
Asteraceae,
botany,
flora,
keys,
L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden,
Orchidaceae,
plant identification,
systematics
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Plant Families to be Covered Friday October 11th.
This Friday's class will be covering the mallow family (Malvaceae; including the newly added plants from the now defunct family Bombacaceae like Cieba (Chorisia) speciosa). We'll also be covering the Olive family (Oleaceae) which includes such fragrant plants as Osmanthus and Jasminium. And finally, the third family we'll be covering is the Palm family (Arecaceae). Here's a map to the plants we'll be looking at.
Here are some useful links you might want to peruse before class if you have the time.
Here are some useful links you might want to peruse before class if you have the time.
Aracaceae
- Arecaceae (Palmae) An explanation and description of the palm family from the University of Catania in Italy.
- Jepson Herbarium: Jepson Flora Project: Jepson eFlora Keys
- Key to native and non-native established palms here in California
- Angiosperm families - Palmae Juss.
- List of taxonomic characteristics to look for when identifying palms.
- Flowering Plant Families, UH Botany
- University of Hawaii palm page; aloha!
- University of Illinois Palm Page
Malvaceae
- Key to native and naturalized members of the Arecaceae.
- Malvaceae: Wildflowers of the Mallow Family. Pictures and help with wildflower Identification from Thomas J. Elpel, author of Botany in a Day. The easy way to identify flowers.
- Nice photos and drawings illustrating members of the Malvaceae.
- Plantsystamatics list of families in the order Malvales.
- This is way more useful for dealing with plants you think might be in the Mallow family but come from the tropics or subtropics. Already most of the Bombacaceae has been swallowed by the Malvaceae.
Oleaceae
Labels:
Bombacaceae,
Mallow Family,
Malvaceae,
Malvales,
Oleaceae,
Olive Family,
Plant Identification Class.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Class Notes, October 4th
Hi everybody -thanks for taking the class! Just a few notes for next week:
- Wear sturdy shoes.
- Bring a clipboard or stiff notebook for taking notes.
- I will be posting a map of all the plants we're going to take a look at, as well as printing it out for you.
Here are some links that we discussed:
Fall Plant ID Class Syllabus
L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden Plant Identification Class Syllabus
Fall 2013 Session. Five Fridays, October 4,11,18,25 and November 1st from 2-4pm in the Bamboo Room (Except Nov. 1st at a location TBA).
Instructor: Frank McDonough -Arboretum Botanical Information Consultant
Phone: (626) 821-3236
Office Hours: 9-5 Tuesday-Saturday.
Additional lesson material will be available at: http://laarboretumplantid.blogspot.com/
I will be posting photo albums of plants to be covered during the next class up to the day before class. These pictures will have GPS coordinates so you can view the map to them by clicking on the properties bar in the description that can be seen to the right of the photo when viewing the photos individually.
Plant families in bold indicate plant families or orders we will study specimens of.
This fall session will be field oriented, at least half the class-time will be out on the Arboretum grounds learning field techniques for identifying plants (we’ll be using those jeweler’s loupes!) Plant families and/or orders covered will be determined by availability of plants that are flowering or have sufficient characteristics to facilitate identification.
Also, if you have a family or plant group you would like to cover please bring it up to me and we will try to cover it.
Session 1:
Class Introduction
Order Coniferales
Session 2
TBA
Session 3:
TBA
Session 4:
TBA
Session 5:
TBA
Required: Jewelers loupe 10-20X
Text:
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Coniferales Identification Album Link, Pine and Podocarpus Maps
I've put together a photo album of some of the conifers we'll be covering in the field that includes their mapped locations. I've also put together maps of all the pines and Podocarpus at the Arboretum.
Photo Album of Coniferales in the Field
Map to all the pines (genus Pinus) at the Arboretum. Can be opened in Google maps if you have a GIS equipped smart phone.
Map to all the Podocarpus in the Arboretum.
Photo Album of Coniferales in the Field
Map to all the pines (genus Pinus) at the Arboretum. Can be opened in Google maps if you have a GIS equipped smart phone.
Map to all the Podocarpus in the Arboretum.
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