Spring 2014 Session.
Five Fridays, April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 9 from 2pm - 4pm in the Bamboo Room
Instructor: Frank
McDonough -Arboretum Botanical Information Consultant
Phone: (626) 821-3236
Email: Arboretum e-mail, Gee maighle
Office Hours: 9-5
Tuesday-Saturday.
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 I will
try to cover it.
Session 1:
Class Introduction: The
History of Botany
Hunter Gatherers
Greeks
Romans
Chinese
India
The European Age of
Exploration
The Enlightenment
Modern
Plant Structures
Inflorescence and Flowers
Flower structure
Inflorescence
structure
Plant type
Current Hierarchy
Plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Order:
Magnoliales
Family:
Magnoliaceae
Genus:
Michelia
Ranunculales
Family:
Rananculaceae
Genus:
Nigella
Papaveraceae
Genus:
Romneya
Required: Jewelers
loupe 10-20X; available on Amazon.com
Text: How To Identify
Plants by H. D. Harrington
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